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The T is finally replacing the ancient jointed rail on the Haverhill line from Oak Grove to N. Wilmington. No inbound service south of Balardvale from 8 AM to 5PM for the rest of the fall. https://www.mbta.com/projects/haverhill-line-rail-replacement

The block with the Dunkin is now a hole in the ground and Middlesex Ave is shifted with barrier. Forgot to grab pics but looks like this is officially underway.

That bridge is being reconstructed as a component of the Pike -128 interchange improvements project. Complete superstructure replacement but more or less retains the existing abutments. Existing 37' horizontal clearance to remain. Unless that changes, GLX Auburndale is probably dead for the next...

Another issue in addition to those mentioned is maintenance. Typically, highways are only resurfaced; only the top1-3 inches (out of a foot or more) of asphalt are milled off and replaced. The finished product is essentially good as new and remedies all cracks, potholes, etc… if done at the...

If the Pike ended in Allston, the odds of at least the southern half of the inner belt being built probably rise substantially. Politically it would have been much tougher for Sargent to implement the highway moratorium if it explicitly screwed the western burbs by permanently truncating the...

Eh, probably not. The transition would be jankey and would limit future options to fix the circle to make it less of a death trap for cyclists. Not to mention there could be structural considerations none of us are privy to. One thing to yank a beam for six months, another to do it permanently...

Honestly, after 93 is fully open sometime today, the traffic impacts of this aren’t going to be that significant. The beam the truck hit is completely toast and will be removed along with the ~8 or so feet of bridge deck it supports. In some of the pictures you can actually see that the beam...

For the joint probably complain to DOT D6. That could be fixed by adding onto a maintenance contract NBD. Restriping whats there now definitely DOT. Looked through old Earth imagery; resurfacing and striping limits end at the joint next to Back St, so Boston doesn’t own the spans over Storrow...

Should have said DOT. According to the state’s website its DOT

As a rule of thumb, (almost) every bridge is state maintained. Also see https://gis.massdot.state.ma.us/StateHighwayLayouts Not 100% accurate but pretty decent. Zooming in on Mass Ave, l would assume state jurisdiction actually extends until Back street to include the Storrow overpasses rather...

The first 1.5 miles of the Wakefield-Lynnfield rail trail are paved! Didn’t get a good look at the end but am a little worried that Eversourse skimped on the HMA thickness compared to what DOT would have put down. Assuming the limits of the DOT project get pushed back to Salem Street now...

Any update on when the second track through Ballardvale is going to start work? Took the CR up to the Valley for the first time since I lived up that way and noticed that about two miles of the second main installed in 2016 is still sitting there unused on either side of the station due to the...

As a poor soul who has to bike that everyday l wish l could like that comment 100x.

Yup. I think Lynnfield finally voted for it last year. Wakefield as l recollect has been pro trail since the get go. The rest of the trail l believe is still under design though. Looking through the transmission line docs, l couldn’t find a mention of paving the trail as part of the project...

Nice surprise; as part of the Woburn line project, looks like Eversourse is about to pave the first mile or so of the Wakefield-Lynnfield rail trail from Main St @ the middle school to Salem St. Although its only over the portion of the route dug up for the transmission line, hopefully this will...

Does anyone more informed in the procurement process than l know if these bearing pads were designed bespoke for the T? I’d imagine these are pretty “off the shelf” parts. If so, is the bottom end (or third, or 3 quarters) of the normal wear band insufficient to handle the abrupt yank to the...

Gee, l wonder why the windows only start on the second story? :rolleyes: Could have at least used fake glass at street level instead of reviving the Berlin Wall.

Listened to the same podcast last week. Volume isn’t where it was but it has rebounded to near 2019 levels (80%ish if l remember?) outside of 128. Inside of 128 though volumes are still way down.

Agreed. That is obviously the ideal, and what would happen on 88 if that intersection was to be replaced with a roundabout. S curves are standard treatment in DOT’s roundabout design guide for high speed roadways. I was referring to the roadway alignment for the mile or two prior to the...

DOT policy is explicit that bike lanes not be provided on street through any roundabout. Off street accommodation must be provided which sounds good in theory but in practice usually consists of an otherwise unmarked 10’ concrete sidewalk. In general though, there is no general prohibition on...