Suffolk Construction, the contractor for the South Station Air Rights Project, will continue daytime and overnight construction at South Station.
Please allow extra time (5 – 10 minutes) as you get used to new construction zones and paths of travel at the station. Trains might arrive and depart on a different track than what is typical. Be sure to check your track number before boarding.
A gallery of progress on the steel overbuild from December 2021 to February 2025.
Activity in the Station Concourse and Atlantic Avenue
The Tower Work Zone (originally established in March 2021) is anticipated to shift on February 20. (This date is weather dependent.) New sliding door access will be available between the terminal and concourse at the ends of Tracks 5-10. This marks an important milestone in the South Station Air Rights Project. The new concourse area and great space archways will provide pedestrians with a weather-protected waiting space and an aesthetically pleasing experience. In the final condition, the new outdoor concourse will be 67% larger than the prior concourse area, transforming the area into an architecturally significant gateway to the City.
In place of the Tower Work Zone, the bifold doors between the terminal and concourse adjacent to Atlantic Avenue will be closed to establish the new work zone at the ends of Tracks 1-4. The Atlantic Avenue entrance is now reopened with a new accessible ramp and stairway allowing quick access to these tracks.
The new work zone is being put in place to shift Tracks 7-12 closer to the train terminal.
The graphic below shows the Tracks in their final condition, but over the next few months, passengers may see construction fencing in these areas, as the tracks are shifted into their final location.
ACTIVITY RELATING TO THE OVERBUILD STRUCTURE
The overbuild structure supports the expanded bus terminal and currently covers Tracks 1-13.
Building enclosure work and interior fit out of the overbuild structure continues above the track level.
Crews continue night work in the railyard to install platform lighting, the PA and Variable Messaging System, plumbing piping, and insulation between various tracks. This work may modify paths of travel at the ends of tracks during overnight hours.
TRACK 13 WORK ZONE ACTIVITY
Crews have completed the majority of construction work adjacent to Track 13, including final paving. Remaining work, such as metal panel installation is ongoing. Due to this work, Track 13 is occasionally out of service at night.
SUMMER STREET PLAZA ACTIVITY
Summer Street Plaza work continues behind construction barriers. This area serves as the main access point for Tower Work Zone construction. A uniformed police officer is stationed when the gate is in use.
Photo taken on February 14, 2025, showing construction proceeding above the top of the headhouse concourse area.
ATLANTIC AVENUE WORK ZONE ACTIVITY
Crews continue to construct the remaining components of the building enclosure and foundations within the Atlantic Avenue Work Zone.
REMINDERS
Pedestrian travel routes will be maintained and clearly delineated at all times. There will be access to CharlieCard validators used for the Fairmount Line.
Commuters traveling between the South Station Concourse and the South Station Bus Terminal are encouraged to use the Platform A walkway adjacent to Track 1 to bypass the Atlantic Avenue Work Zone.