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How will this be fixed? Do the plates have to be moved on all the ties impacted by this error?

The report on Modernizing the Lowell Line linked above by ritchiew is informative and an easy read. It seems like there is a good deal of work on the Massachusetts side, raising platforms and so forth, that would be worth doing even without a buy-in from New Hampshire. The employment density...

On the bright side they're probably much easier to demolish when the time comes.

I recall reading earlier in this thread that the building would not get an occupancy permit until the garage was gone. Has this condition been waved?

If something is on both the x axis and y axis, it can only be at their intersection.

CSX plans to demolish the last signal house in NH. Built more than a century ago, the building tucked between active train lines and the Water Street bridge handled signals for Concord’s huge Boston & Maine rail yards, when Concord was a hub for freight and passenger train service in northern...

That's some heavy looking steel. What's the deal with that horizontal piece?

I don't think there will be trouble handling the traffic either, and moving the Cranberry Highway ramps away from the bridge approach is almost a necessity. A third lane out as far as Exit 2 would come with a significant price tag which is outside the scope of the bridge project. In my opinion...

My guess has been that this trend is an attempt to evoke the aura of an older structure which has added height at some point in its life. It could be a nod to new buildings which have preserved the facade of the previous building. The other possibility I imagined was that it could be an...

Traveling east shortly after the Sagamore Bridge the highway will return to two lanes. That kind of establishes its own limit on volume.

I hear your point about the availability of funding for these massive projects and the limited resources made available for public transit, but even those who use the bus line for their daily commute have to get over the canal. I can't conceive of any workable option where at least one bridge...

If anyone is interested in the options considered in the Major Rehabilitation Evaluation Report, here's the link: FinalMRERDocument.pdf (army.mil)

Both the Bourne and the Sagamore bridges are structurally deficient, which is not surprising since they are nearly 90 years old. In addition to the regular repairs, repainting, deck work, and resurfacing, bridges like these require major overhauls every 45 years. In preparation the Army Corp...

Fenway Park is an historic venue, the most significant in New England if not the entire Northeast -- arguably in the country -- and its most prominent and unique feature is that imposing green wall. This new building is going to change the perceived scale of everything in the ballpark. I don't...

This is from a March 16 article, but I'm not sure how new tracks constructed on the base would connect to the existing line. "State Rep. David Vieira, R-Falmouth, meanwhile, said the Legislature is already considering a new rail-spur option for Otis Air Base on Joint Base Cape Cod that would...

Boring, utilitarian, and lifeless design right in front of the Zakim bridge.

The obvious solution is for the vendor to purchase a proportionate amount of alcohol from New Hampshire. It is not a dry state.

This is a number that's going to startle a lot of people in the legislature, but it's not clear how much the Federal government would pick up. I'm curious how much this would cost if the line only went so far as the two Nashua stops. The state already operates stations for intercity buses; I...

I wish I had written this because it captures the NH anti-rail sentiment so succinctly. One additional point I would add is that the MBTA is perceived as dysfunctional. Bad news travels quicker and further than good, and whether it's snow disruptions, braking issues, deferred maintenance, or...

Let me clarify my statement about voters using and prioritizing the highways over rail. I am trying to explain how we got to where we are at the moment and emphasize that people have been making rational self-interested decisions albeit shortsighted. To some extent people support highways...