Boston Globe: Orange & Green Line updates

"Assembly Square station gets go-ahead, lifting hopes for redevelopment of site into a riverfront complex" "The agreement gives the state the real estate rights to build the [Orange Line] station and entrances and realign track. The project is expected to cost $53.7 million, with the T hoping to advertise for construction bids this spring and complete it within three years." "We're…

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Assembly Square Orange Line stop moves forward

Boston Business Journal: "Assembly Square advances on key MBTA vote" The MBTA's unanimous vote Monday passed a so-called "memorandum of understanding" to advance the new subway plan. Sources familiar with the matter said the plan must receive formal endorsement from Richard A. Davey, the MBTA's general manager, before the agency can begin soliciting bids to build the new station.

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Assembly Square construction ramps up

Somerville News: "Major construction begins this month in Somerville at Assembly Square " Construction on Assembly Square Drive - "the spine of the project" - will begin this month and be completed by early next year. Construction of an Orange Line train station begins next year. In addition, state officials released $10 million in funding to support roadway improvements that will…

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Assembly Square environmental impact report confirms T station details

Assembly Square T stop
The Final Environmental Impact Report shows that the Orange Line station will have a second entrance/exit that routes travelers right to Ikea. Thanks to feedback from disability experts, the station has “simpler lines of sight, and it will be easier to get in and out,” Wig Zamore said.
Somerville Journal: “Assembly Square footprint unveiled”

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Assembly Square Orange Line stop gets two entrances

Good news today: Thanks to community pressure, there will now be two headhouses for the Assembly Square stop, which means better access for everyone. Somerville Journal: "Somerville's newest T stop gets a second entrance" Somerville Transportation Equity Partnership co-founder Wig Zamore called the addition of a second entrance a "terrific response" to resident concerns.

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