Green Line Extension to Medford & Union Sq

[whighlander]

Some Lechmere area photos shot from a mostly moving car [through my open Moon/Sun roof] on McGrath Highway en route home from the MOS

the old viaduct to be replaced

some of the construction for the New under the Old

Under the Old looking along the New paralleling McGrath Highway

Leaving the Old for the New

Running with the New [last Bent of the Old even with the camera]

 

[Javier]

Ball square

 

[Javier]

 

[Arlington]

Is there a final design for the ball square Broadway Bridge somewhere?

 

[Javier]

Looks like they

building a wall along railway

 

[erom]

The augur was active at the Washington street bridge this morning. (I watch the construction with my toddler most mornings while we wait for the bus).

 

[Ruairi]

The augur was active at the Washington street bridge this morning. (I watch the construction with my toddler most mornings while we wait for the bus).

yea I live near the Washington st. underpass and bring my 14 month old down to watch the machinery, he loves it.

 

[Javier]

Ball square bridge update

 

[Javier]

Took few pictures this morning on my way to work

 

[Javier]

Washington st bridge and near lechmere

 

[whighlander]

Washington st bridge and near lechmere View attachment 3811View attachment 3812View attachment 3813View attachment 3814View attachment 3815View attachment 3816

Javier -- can you specify where "Near Lechmere"
I can see various recognizable structures in the various pix -- but I'm not getting the position from which the images were taken
can you ID the spot on a Google Map?

 

[Javier]

Hello Whighlander , I took this pictures from inner belt road, Somerville

 

[whighlander]

Hello Whighlander , I took this pictures from inner belt road, Somerville View attachment 3906

Javier -- thanks
I can get essentially the complementary views from the Cambridge side when I'm heading home from the MOS along the McGrath

 

[Javier]

Green line extension ready picking up speed

 

[jcunion]

tracks from the inner belt side

 

[Arlington]

Based on a Lechemere "drive under" I can easily believe that Lechmere & Union Square are year away from opening (ok, 15 months)

 

[whighlander]

Based on a Lechemere "drive under" I can easily believe that Lechmere & Union Square are year away from opening (ok, 15 months)

Arlington -- remember that the Lechmere Viaduct reconstruction doesn't start for a month and will last for a year or so just to get back to where we are today

I'd put my money on 15 to 18 months to get to the point where a train can leave Lechmere headed for Union Sq.

 

[whighlander]

Green line extension ready picking up speedView attachment 4009View attachment 4010View attachment 4011View attachment 4012View attachment 4013View attachment 4014

Javier -- where are the pix showing the Downeaster next to the Herzog taken?

 

[Javier]

Hi , from school street bridge, Somerville

 

[ceo]

I know this is not the thread for it, but does anyone know why the relatively-new School St bridge has that additional truss above the road surface?