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.
ACTIVITY ON TRACK AND PLATFORMS
The contractor is currently erecting a steel structure that will cover the entire railyard, which will support the expanded bus terminal. The new structure currently covers Tracks 1-12. The contractor will continue to place concrete on the steel structure, above the tracks, as it is completed.
In the next few weeks, the existing platform canopies will be removed during the overnight shifts.
Over the coming months, crews will be working at night in the railyard to begin fireproofing installation. This work may modify the paths of travel at the ends of the tracks during the overnight hours.
A second crane, located between the station and the Post Office (adjacent to Track 13), is erecting the east side of the expanded bus terminal. Due to this work, Track 13 is out of service for the next few months.
In the Tower Work Zone, excavation work continues, along with the installation of the remaining drilled micropiles. Customers may hear and experience vibrations from the work.
Pedestrian travel routes will be maintained at all times and clearly delineated. There will be access to CharlieCard validators used for the Fairmount Line.
ACTIVITY IN ATLANTIC AVENUE AREA
The contractor, working extended days (12-14 hours/day), will demobilize the Atlantic Avenue crane starting Friday, April 8 through Sunday, April 10. This crane will be permanently demobilized, with a smaller crane taking its place.
To transport the 370’ long boom out of the work zone, a temporary closure of two of the three travel lanes along Atlantic Avenue will be required, as well as the temporary closure of the Atlantic Avenue sidewalk adjacent to the work zone. Access for emergency vehicles will be maintained.
During this same weekend operation, parking along the east side of Atlantic Avenue will be closed between Kneeland Street and Essex Street except for a drop-off zone just south of the Bus Terminal.
Accessible pedestrian access to the Bus Terminal will be maintained throughout the demobilization of the crane.
Commuters travelling between the South Station concourse and the South Station bus terminal are encouraged to use the Platform A walkway to bypass the expanded Atlantic Avenue construction zone.
ACTIVITY IN SUMMER STREET PLAZA AREA
Work in this area is taking place behind construction barriers. This area serves as the main construction access for the Tower Work Zone. A uniformed police officer is stationed in the area when the gate is in use. Pedestrian travel routes will be maintained at all times and clearly delineated. There will be access to CharlieCard validators used for the Fairmount Line.