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Just a note July 15-16 is a full systems inspection of the green line tunnel, not just track. It's not entirely clear if this is a result of the new Chief Safety Officer calling for more thorough inspections, internal suggestions for inspection, and/or were always planned. Could open some...

New render, I think... (elevating the need for Boston to address the expanses of asphalt around what seems like is going to be a nice new moment of refuge.. won't be as great in the current configuration/lane provisions) Also, this is apparently aiming for 5 different types of certifications...

Sunsets have been subpar this spring/summer. That or I have more bad luck now..

Given current priorities, and current ridership, this doesn't seem too crazy to me. IF they had nothing else going on, I'd expect something like a complete line overhaul to be 5 years or so. This project also hinges on a lot of other projects being completed, including delivery of new vehicles...

Interested to learn how they arrive at the $3.9 billion figure... I would have figured it'd be higher than that..

Update from Reddit:

That's a custom curve, so you likely need custom windows for each "column" of windows. Same thing happened with One Dalton, and there was some more info available on here about the ridiculous multi-country supply chain those followed. I don't think there's much of a rush here. COO won't be...

Aforementioned details: While this announcement is rather vague about the "additional service changes," I suspect it is related to other portions (North Station to Government Center) which were mentioned during the board meeting.

It should be noted the second table here is smartER planning by the MBTA, not perfect or good by any means, but smarter, i.e. optimizing with what they have. Instead of developing schedules that meet the T's obscure desired levels, they are releasing schedules for the summer based on expected...

I would assume they are completing the work that has resulted in the speed restriction on the viaduct. It sounds like they'll be more specific about the work once they have more concrete plans in place - today's board meeting had a lot of information, and the GM's report on upcoming work was...

Lechmere Viaduct work is officially (or at least presented to the Board level of "official") set to be done in June. It looks like the entire extension will be shut down during this work.

Some moderate editing for the drama... something needs to make up for the disappointing result.

Drywall's been around for quite some time, almost as long as the hole(s) in the wall for whatever electrical/plumbing they're still "working" on since they put up the sheets (visible in your first picture if you zoom in).. I find the graffiti on this hilarious.. it highlights that it's been...

This can probably move threads, but personally, if I were the city, once the plaza has returned some of its recent expenditure, I'd: Purchase back the Old City Hall, as Equilibria has suggested, and move City Council and Mayor offices there Develop a new site plan, partnering with GSA (or...

I'd guess the cost-benefit analysis to keeping the steel vs removing it isn't that different. Demo costs aren't the big line item, from what I've learned. Your exterior shell, however, is a pretty big expenditure, so I'd think keeping it simple (less penetrations) would help you out on the...

First picture looks like the Lowell project. The rest look like Lawrence?

Just hope they don't paint it all grey and flip..

The MBTA Commuter Rail Twitter account indicated Gillette determines how many trains they need. It likely a combination of Keolis/MBTA giving a high price for additional weekend special event service and Gillette not being overly concerned.

It's been said upthread, so I won't take credit, but this renovation was a tunnel waterproofing and repair project disguised as a landscaping project.

Hope they consulted a developer or cost engineer to pen the math out on that - it's as much of a finance problem as it is a design and construction problem.