The City of Somerville hosted a public meeting about the coming Green Line construction and its impact on the Broadway bridge area. View the slides that cover:
- Current draft of traffic detours
- Pedestrian and cyclist detours
- Bus route changes
“At last, Somerville’s getting the Green Line, but road closures come with it” (Boston Globe)
Mark Niedergang, who represents the Ball Square neighborhood on the Somerville Board of Aldermen, said the city is still eager for the $2.3 billion transit project after years of delays — but the bridge closure will be a massive disruption.
“You’ve got to break eggs to make an omelet, but this is going to be very painful,” he said.
Niedergang and some neighbors are worried cut-through traffic will make local streets unsafe.