Green Line

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…

This is a first: The Green Line Extension schedule just got moved UP a bit. We had expected the Green Line to open in December 2021, but in the latest monthly status report, we have new projected dates: The Union Square branch will open April 28, 2021. The main (Medford) branch will open July 21, 2021. This could still change, so…

Some key bridges are closing during construction, and those impacts were made clearer at a July 18 public meeting on the Green Line Extension. View the presentation slides, which include information on: New detours announced for vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians, with maps of all the impacted roads Community Path updated route Construction status update

Perhaps the most annoying price we'll pay for the Green Line Extension are bridge closures during construction. Shown here is the current schedule, which may change. Dark green means a closed bridge. For most of these closures, that means no cars, no cyclists, no pedestrians.

The State has published new draft maps of the future Community Path that will live alongside the Green Line Extension. The new improved route avoids awkward bridge crossings, which is good news.

Old route:

New route:

View slides from the July 10 Community Working Group meeting. Keep reading for more maps.

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"Green Line extension breaks ground — for real, this time" (Boston Globe) "Officials Break Ground On Green Line Extension" (WBUR) "Green Line Extension breaks ground" (Somerville Times) "Federal, state officials celebrate groundbreaking of $2.3B Green Line extension" (WHDH TV 7NEWS) "MBTA Green Line Extension Project Officially Underway in Somerville" (NECN)

Today in Union Square a crowd gathered for an official groundbreaking for the Green Line Extension project! (Yes, there have been ceremonies like this before, but as a few speakers joked today, this time it will stick.) Keep reading for more photos from the event.

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At the May 1 meeting of the GLX Community Working Group, the project team presented an update that included the following news: The overall design is approximately 15% complete. They shared new viaduct drawings near Lechmere and also Community Path renderings in the same area. Tree clearing will continue through the summer as construction begins in earnest. The Broadway Bridge in Ball Square will…

In case you haven't already seen it, check out the slides from the March 28 meeting at Somerville High School. Lots of important details on the construction plan. And a few renderings of future Gilman station.