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.
UPCOMING ACTIVITY ON TRACK AND PLATFORMS
The station doors that provide access to Tracks 1 and 2 are currently under construction. While they are being replaced, passengers will need to use Doors 3-8 to access the outdoor concourse and platforms.
Graphic showing the construction zone around the doors that provide access to Tracks 1 & 2 needed to create a series of bifold doors.
In the next few weeks, the contractor will begin work on the platform adjacent to Track 1 (Platform A). While this work is being completed, the pathway along the platform will become slightly narrower and uncovered until the steel erection begins in January. The steel erection begins the process of covering the entire railyard.
The contractor has completed the work to shorten tracks 1 through 10. Trains on these tracks now stop approximately one to two coach lengths farther away from the sliding entrance doors to the station. The contractor will soon begin to infill a 50 foot wide walkway across the railyard, utilizing portions of the sections of track no longer in use, which is the next step in expanding the outdoor concourse area. This will provide increased space for passenger circulation and establishment of the Tower Work Zone. Some minor adjustments to track infrastructure will be completed in the next two weeks at the ends of tracks 11 & 12.
UPCOMING ACTIVITY ON THE OUTDOOR OVERHEAD CANOPY
The canopy structure has been demolished, with the exception of a single beam that runs along the headhouse wall. This beam will be removed at night in the coming weeks. Passengers may experience re-routing around temporary work areas at night while this work is being completed.
UPCOMING ACTIVITY IN ATLANTIC AVENUE AREA
Stairway access from Atlantic Avenue to the outdoor concourse area is temporarily closed, as the Atlantic Avenue construction area expands. The ramp connecting Atlantic Avenue to the outdoor concourse will remain open.
Graphic showing the expansion of the Atlantic Avenue construction zone, which will block stairway access from Atlantic Avenue. The ramp connecting Atlantic Avenue to the outdoor concourse, highlighted in yellow, will remain open.
Passersby may also notice demolition work in the Atlantic Avenue Work Zone. Work will be performed behind construction barriers.
UPCOMING ACTIVITY IN SUMMER STREET PLAZA AREA
Work in this area is being performed behind construction barriers. Pedestrian travel will be maintained at all times and clearly delineated. Access to CharlieCard validators used for the Fairmount Line will also be maintained.
UPCOMING ACTIVITY NEAR TRACK 13/POST OFFICE
Work in this area is being performed behind construction barriers. Pedestrian travel will be maintained at all times and clearly delineated. Access to CharlieCard validators used for the Fairmount Line will also be maintained.
NEW MURAL IN SUMMER STREET PLAZA AREA
A new mural commissioned by Fidelity has been placed between the Summer Street Plaza and the South Station Air Rights work zone. The artists, Best Dressed Signs, celebrate the beauty of Autumn in New England with this nearly 70-foot piece. This mural is temporary and will change with the season this spring.