Fenway Center (One Kenmore) | Turnpike Parcel 7, Beacon Street | Fenway

[Czervik.Construction]

@Justbuildit, Si, chisme jugoso!!

 

[greenbeans]

JF White

JF White

Great follow-up act to their work at the North Washington St bridge

 

[BosDevelop]

These are the juicy goods I come here for. So you think it's more of a "we're delayed due to a stupid decision that's going to take a while to fix" vs. "the project is in collapse because of financing, and therefore we will have a horribly under construction pike for years"?

I'd really like to think that state officials made the developer post some kind of bond when working on a project like this over a critical interstate. The bond should ideally be enough to put the highway back to the way it was pre-construction should the developer abandon the project. Hopefully we never need to find out here and this is just a delay.

 

[cburns]

It would seem odd that they would leave the crane there if this is on an indefinite pause/ on the road to cancellation, right?

 

[Bruins11363]

It would seem odd that they would leave the crane there if this is on an indefinite pause/ on the road to cancellation, right?

I have a source who says it should be resuming this month. There were issues with deck steel girders which stalled it for a bit. BHH was just speculating

 

[DwnTwnr]

That's fine. The city should just "pause" the certificate of occupancy on the two terra firma buildings until this gets moving again.

The terra firma buildings have been completed for years

 

[HenryAlan]

The terra firma buildings have been completed for years

I'm pretty sure part of the current phase includes some terra firma construction, also.

 

[jdrinboston]

I have a source who says it should be resuming this month. There were issues with deck steel girders which stalled it for a bit. BHH was just speculating

This doesn't surprise me. I've heard rumblings of some major construction projects having issues aquiring steel girders. For example, the extension of Autoroute 35 in southern Quebec to the Vermont border has been stalled because they have been unable to source girders for the last river crossing north of the U.S. border.

 

[AmericanFolkLegend]

These are the juicy goods I come here for. So you think it's more of a "we're delayed due to a stupid decision that's going to take a while to fix" vs. "the project is in collapse because of financing, and therefore we will have a horribly under construction pike for years"?

Yes. Work will resume soon. I can't imagine how much they're costing themselves in carrying costs. Although, maybe it's not as bad as you'd think because they're leasing air rights (i.e., they don't have some huge mortgage on a parcel they own).

 

[BeeLine]

As of 8/13/23

 

[AmericanFolkLegend]

Update: the steel QA/QC problem had to do with the galvanized coating. Apparently the galvy was flaking off in some areas. I don't blame DOT for getting spooked by that.

 

[AndreyD]

Looks like something is going on

 

[ccole]

Drove by this project late last night and noticed they had installed a beam over the eastbound lanes again.

Looks like something is going on

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[AndreyD]

 

[AndreyD]

 

[king_vibe]

Absolutely incredible.

 

[kingofsheeba]

Absolutely incredible.

Not sure if it’s incredible. It’s definitely good to see the project moving forward though.

 

[mass88]

MassDOT could not have worked demolishing and rebuilding the overpass of the Pike as part of this overall projoect?

 

[LexSEDotVille]

Just curious, but how does steel like this hold up (esp if not painted/maintained properly) above a heavily salted highway?

 

[citydweller]

Just curious, but how does steel like this hold up (esp if not painted/maintained properly) above a heavily salted highway?

Better than concrete bridges.