PRE-CONSTRUCTION PUBLIC MEETINGgreenlineextension.eot.state.ma.us/.../PreconstructionMeeting... · PRE-CONSTRUCTION PUBLIC MEETING September 18, 2014 Update on FTA Full Funding Grant

PRE-CONSTRUCTION PUBLIC MEETING September 18, 2014


Agenda

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• Welcome

• FTA Full Funding Grant Agreement Update

• GLX Phase 1 Construction Update

• GLX Phases 2/2A, 3 & 4 Construction Contracts

• Upcoming Early Construction Work

• Construction Mitigation

• Night & Weekend Work

• How to Stay Connected

• Q & A


Update on FTA Full Funding Grant Agreement

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• Submit New Starts Update September 2013

• New Starts Financial Plan October 2013

• GLX Project in President’s Budget Report March 2014

• Submit FFGA Application September 2014

• Full Funding Grant Agreement Winter 2014-15


Project Phasing


GLX PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

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Phase 1: Early Bridge & Demolition Package Medford Street Rail Bridge Harvard Street Rail Bridge 21 Water Street Demolition

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Phase 1 Update: 21 Water Street Demolition

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Phase 1 Update: 21 Water Street Demolition

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#9 PRE-CONSTRUCTION PUBLIC MEETING September 18, 2014

Medford Street Railroad Bridge, Somerville

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Medford Street Railroad Bridge Widening

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Balance of 2014 Medford Street Bridge Work as Planned:

• Continue concrete abutment modification work in advance of steel erection activities to widen the bridge structure:

o 8/11 – TBD (single lane closures)

• 3 to 4 weekend, full roadway closures planned for bridge widening steel erection (please note that dates are forecast and subject to change): o 9/13 – 9/14/14 - COMPLETED o 10/4 – 10/5/14 o 10/25 – 10/26/14 o Additional weekend to be determined (if necessary)

• Complete structural steel fit-up and final painting: o several weeks of single lane closures

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Medford Street Railroad Bridge Construction

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Harvard Street Railroad Bridge, Medford Future Track Location

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Harvard Street Railroad Bridge, Medford

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Work Includes:

•Widening Bridge

•Retaining & Noise Walls

•Moving Commuter Rail into Final Alignment

•Utility & Drainage Work


Harvard Street Railroad Bridge, Medford

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Harvard Street Railroad Bridge, Medford Future contract will include corridor work on south side & build Green Line

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GLX Upcoming Milestones

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• Submit FFGA Application Fall 2014

• Begin Early Work Construction Fall 2014

o GMP#1-Procurement of Long Lead Items

o GMP#2-Early Utilities Phases 2/2A & 4

o GMP#3-Miller’s River & Fitchburg Line

• Full Funding Grant Agreement Winter 2014-15

• Begin GMP#4 – Phase 2/2A Construction Spring 2015

• Service Begins:

– Lechmere, Washington St. & Union Sq.: December 2017

– Gilman Sq., Lowell St., Ball Sq. & College Ave.: Summer 2020


GLX EARLY CONSTRUCTION WORK

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Long Lead Items

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• Specialty trackwork

• Switch Machines

• Switch Heater

• Signal Bungalows

• Traction Power Equipment

• Washington Street Bridge Steel


Long Lead Items

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Specialty Track Work


Long Lead Items

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Switch Machines


Long Lead Items

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Signal Bungalow


Drainage

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Utilities

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School St Utility Bridge


Utilities

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Medford St Utility Bridge


Utilities

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Broadway Utility Bridge


Union Square Branch Construction

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Union Square Branch Construction

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Accessing the Corridor


Construction Haul Road

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Clearing & Grubbing

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Clearing & Grubbing

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Construction Mitigation

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• Noise Mitigation Plan – Will comply with local city & town noise ordinances

• Dust Control Plan

– Wheel Washers

– Street Sweeping

– Calcium Chloride

• Rodent Control Plan

• Preconstruction Surveys

• Soil Testing & Characterization


Night & Weekend Work

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Night Work at the MBTA Boston Engine Terminal

4:00 AM – 1:30 PM Shift

Weekend Work in 2015 & 2016


GLX Upcoming Meetings

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• GLX Working Group Meeting Oct. 2, 2014

4-6 PM, Center for the Arts Armory, Somerville

• Upcoming Station Design Public Meetings:

o Lechmere October 2014

o Washington Street & Union Square October 2014


How to Stay Informed and Follow the Progress of Construction

MassDOT GLX Website: • www.greenlineextension.com

• 3 Week “Look Ahead” Schedules

• Construction Progress Photos

• Traffic Updates

• Public Meetings

• Sign-up for Regular Email Blasts

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Contact Information:

E-Mail: [email protected]

Emergency Construction Hotline

• 1-855-GLX-INFO

• 24/7 Coverage

http://www.greenlineextension.com/

mailto:[email protected]


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