Longfellow Bridge Public Information Meetings

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will hold a public informational meeting in Cambridge next month to provide an update on the Longfellow Bridge Rehabilitation Project’s completed and upcoming work. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 2 from 6-8pm at the Multicultural Arts Center on 41 Second Street. Following the presentation, staff from MassDOT and the design/build contractor, White-Skanska-Consigli JV, will be available to answer questions.

Don’t worry if you can’t make the informational meeting in Cambridge because MassDOT will hold a similar presentation in Boston on Thursday, September 17 from 6-8pm in the Auditorium at the Shriners Hospitals for Children on 51 Blossom Street.

For more information about the project or to sign up to receive email advisories, please visit the project website. For construction related questions or issues, contact the project hotline at 617-519-9892.

Green Line Extension Overnight Work Tonight At School St. Bridge in Somerville

The Green Line Extension Project (GLX) team wanted to inform you of overnight work scheduled to start tonight at midnight and last through 7AM Thursday morning (June 4). The GLX contractor, White Skanska Kiewit (WSK), will be performing work at School Street Bridge in Somerville in conjunction with the School Street Bridge work & lane closure which began in April 2015. This work, an important step in bringing the Green Line from Cambridge to Medford and Somerville, will take place inside the current work zone and will not further impede traffic.

WSK is currently preparing the foundations of the utility bridge being erected alongside School Street Bridge. In order to complete this, WSK will transport a drill rig across the railroad tracks to clean out the foundation shafts, then move the drill rig back across the tracks in the early hours of Thursday morning. The work is being coordinated around the train schedule because the tracks need to be clear before the first commuter train comes through in the morning.

Should you have any questions please feel free to contact the Green Line Extension at 855-GLX-INFO (459-4636) or info@glxinfo.com.

Construction Advisory: Medford St. Bridge Sidewalk & Street Closure

As part of the Green Line Extension (GLX) project, it will be necessary for the GLX contractor, White Skanska Kiewit, to close the eastbound travel/bike lane and west side sidewalk between School Street and Walnut Street to vehicular, bike, and pedestrian traffic for the purposes of erecting a temporary utility bridge.

Residents will be able to cross Medford Street over to the east side sidewalk to cross over the bridge and the westbound lane will be reconfigured to allow for two-way vehicular and bike traffic.

This construction will start tomorrow, Tuesday February 24th at 8:30 AM and last until the end of September 2015. Signage providing direction and detail police providing assistance will be available to assist vehicular, bike, and pedestrian traffic.

Please click here to learn more about the GLX project, and feel free to contact the GLX project team at 855-GLX-INFO or info@glxinfo should you have any questions.