Crews accomplished this critical work due to unencumbered access to track areas while Red Line service was suspended between Alewife and Harvard stations for 10 days from February 5 to 14.
The 6.5-mile segment of the East Link Extension includes eight new stations in Bellevue and Redmond.
Planned closures are scheduled between summer 2024 and summer 2026, with additional construction planned over the winter holidays.
The generational investment is the centerpiece of Amtrak’s Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program, which will modernize and transform an approximately 10-mile section of the Northeast Corridor.
With unencumbered access to Green Line stations, crews were able to accomplish station enhancements and amenity upgrades like new flooring and lighting, which further improved the customer experience.
The initial $182 million award is for the first component of the Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 project, which will finally deliver subway service to residents of East Harlem.
The project is the final phase of a mixed-use joint development helping spur the transformation of the surrounding North Bethesda Pike District.
Court St Station marked the 53rd and final station to be re-NEW-vated in 2023, surpassing NYCT’s promised goal of upgrading, repairing, and deep cleaning 50 stations by the end of 2023.
With the Red Line work completed, the weekend will be free of any scheduled track work going into New Year's Eve when train service systemwide will be extended to 2 a.m. to accommodate workers and revelers ringing in the new year.
To illustrate the scale and variety of approaches, this article takes a closer look at ZEB programs underway at three of the country’s largest agencies: New York MTA, SFMTA, and WMATA.
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