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 RELATING TO THE OVERBUILD STRUCTURE
The overbuild structure will support the expanded bus terminal and is currently under construction covering Tracks 1-13.
The contractor continues to place concrete on the overbuild structure and install mechanical, electrical, and plumbing services within the building.
Crews continue to work at night in the railyard to install fireproofing. This work may modify the paths of travel at the ends of the tracks during overnight hours.
TRACK 13 WORK ZONE ACTIVITY
The contractor continues the remaining structural steel, concrete, and masonry wall installation work over Track 13. Track 13 is typically out of service at night along with minor service impacts during the day.
TOWER WORK ZONE ACTIVITY
In the Tower Work Zone, crews continue to construct the Great Space columns and arches.
Photo taken on October 18, 2022, showing the construction of the Great Space columns and arches in the Tower Work Zone
SUMMER STREET PLAZA ACTIVITY
Work in the Summer Street Plaza Area continues behind construction barriers. This area serves as the main access point for Tower Work Zone construction. A uniformed police officer is stationed in the area when the gate is in use.
ATLANTIC AVENUE WORK ZONE ACTIVITY
Foundation work continues in the Atlantic Avenue Work Zone. Over the last few weeks, a small crane constructed a portion of the steel structure adjacent to the existing Bus Terminal.
During the weekend of November 5 (Saturday, November 5 through Sunday November 6), a large crane will return to the site to complete steel erection during daytime hours. The configuration of the crane’s boom will require a temporary closure of some travel lanes along Atlantic Avenue, as well as a temporary closure of the Atlantic Avenue sidewalk adjacent to the construction zone, from Saturday to Sunday. Access for emergency vehicles will be maintained. During this 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.
Photo of the small crane in the Atlantic Avenue Work Zone, constructing a portion of the steel structure adjacent to the existing Bus Terminal (photo taken on October 19, 2022).
REMINDERS
Pedestrian travel routes will be maintained at all times and clearly delineated. There will be access to CharlieCard validators used for the Fairmount Line.
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.