Red Line Program | Projects - MBTA
The 252 new Red Line vehicles (including 34 more cars added to the fleet) will feature: More spacious interiors, wider doors, more handrails, and LED lighting systems for your comfort; Two more accessibility areas on each vehicle; Modern visual and audio communications systems, including new audio and visual door open and close warnings
Red Line Hi-Rail Access Tunnel Project | Projects - MBTA
We're building a hi-rail access tunnel for work vehicles along the Red Line. A hi-rail vehicle is a work truck equipped with a hydraulic set of train wheels in addition to rubber tires allowing it to operate on railways and surface streets.
Red Line Transformation Weekly Progress Update: September 23 – 29 - MBTA
Sep 29, 2023 · As part of our $9.6 billion, 5-year capital investment plan, we're renovating stations, modernizing fare collection systems, upgrading services for our buses, subways, and ferries, and improving the accessibility of the entire system.
Skanska awarded $24M contract for supplemental track …
May 20, 2024 · BOSTON, MA – Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, today announced that it has been awarded a $24 million contract by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to provide supplemental track improvements to the MBTA Red Line during six 24/7 track outages scheduled in 2024.
Red Line (MBTA) - Wikipedia
The Red Line is a rapid transit line operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) as part of the MBTA subway system. The line runs south and east underground from Alewife station in North Cambridge through Somerville and Cambridge , surfacing to cross the Longfellow Bridge then returning to tunnels under Downtown Boston .
MBTA Red Line: 50 mph speeds could return south of JFK station
3 days ago · Red Line free of slow zones for first time in more than 20 years, MBTA says. He said the department is also aiming to bring the Orange Line back to its original design speed of 55 miles per hour.
Red line riders could get a blue line connection built at MBTA’s ...
Nov 14, 2023 · The connector is outlined in an MBTA 5-year Capital Investment Plan approved by its board of directors July 27, starting with $15 million dedicated to design and engineering work associated with the connector. (A cost update is expected at the 15 percent design stage.)
Extend the Red Line – A community project
Given their population and importance in the local economy, Arlington, Lexington, Bedford, and Burlington are underserved by the MBTA. Extending the Red Line would increase ridership, reduce carbon emissions and pollution, and alleviate congestion around Fresh Pond and Alewife.
Building a Better T 2020 | Projects - MBTA
Red Line. We improved service levels for more than 62,000 riders 16 months faster than previously planned. This work included: Tunnel leak repairs between Alewife and Harvard; South Shore garages work at Braintree and Quincy Adams; Repairs on 32,000 feet (6 miles) of Red Line track, including floating slab work; Harvard Station brightening
Connecting Boston’s Red, Blue Lines Could Cost $850M, Take …
Jun 8, 2021 · A rail extension linking the MBTA’s Red and Blue Lines could cost $850 million and require a design and construction period of nearly a decade, according to the latest estimates unveiled Monday.
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