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.
Photo take on June 17, 2021 showing work on the steel structure that will cover the railyard.
ACTIVITY ON TRACK AND PLATFORMS
The contractor is currently working on the platform adjacent to Track 1 (Platform A). While this work is being completed, the pathway along the north side of the platform has been slightly narrowed and will remain uncovered until the steel erection is substantially completed in this area.
The contractor is currently erecting a steel structure that will cover the entire railyard. The contractor will continue the process of placing concrete on the new structure above the tracks, as the structure is completed.
In the Tower Work Zone, the steel sheet piles have been installed. The contractor is competing pre-excavation operations to support installation of the tower foundation elements, which will begin in August. This work will be entirely behind the construction barriers, but customers may hear the work and experience vibrations from it.
The common platform has expanded around the work zone, providing direct access to all tracks. Passengers can use the new bifold doors near Tracks 1 and 2 to access the outdoor concourse and platforms. The other sets of doors are now closed. The contractor has also completed the infill of Tracks 1 and 2, further expanding the platform.
Minor adjustments to track infrastructure at the ends of Tracks 11 and 12 have been completed. Work to remove the overhead canopies located near the end of Tracks 11 and 12 has begun. Future work will be completed at night.
ACTIVITY IN ATLANTIC AVENUE AREA
The contractor will need to reconfigure the crane boom, located in the Atlantic Avenue Work Zone, over an upcoming weekend in July. The reconfiguration of the crane’s 370’ long boom will require a temporary closure of two of the three travel lanes along Atlantic Avenue, as well as a temporary closure of the Atlantic Avenue sidewalk adjacent to the construction 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 reconfiguration of the crane.
The lane on Atlantic Avenue formerly available for parking will continue to be used for pedestrian access around the work zone while the steel erection work continues.
Commuters traveling 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 Work Zone.
ACTIVITY IN SUMMER STREET PLAZA AREA
Work in this area is taking place behind construction barriers. 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 NEAR TRACK 13/POST OFFICE
Work in this area is taking place behind construction barriers. Pedestrian travel routes will be maintained at all times and clearly delineated. There will be access to CharlieCard validators used for the Fairmount Line.