Track 13 and Upcoming Construction Activity

Track 13 Changes

Beginning March 2, through the completion of South Station Transportation Center Improvement Project, all trains boarding on Track 13 will be accessible only on the west side of the platform, closest to Track 12. The east side of the platform, closest to the Post Office, will be closed as part of the construction zone.

Upcoming Construction Activity

This week, a fenced-in work zone will be put in place between 245 Summer Street and South Station.  Within the work zone, patio pavers and benches will be removed, stored, and reinstalled once the project has been completed.  Access through the plaza will be maintained. 

The existing MBTA bus shelter at the Summer Street at South Station stop will be removed to allow for a new South Station pedestrian ramp to be constructed.  The bus stop will remain active.  The construction of the ramp is scheduled to take approximately two weeks to complete. 

For more information:

Construction Activity Commences on Atlantic Avenue Next Week

Next week, Suffolk Construction, the contractor for the South Station Air Rights Project, will begin establishing a construction zone on Atlantic Avenue.  To establish this zone, the contractor will begin making curb cuts along Atlantic Avenue, which will involve temporary travel lane closures during off-peak hours (between 9:30 AM and 3:00 PM).  This will be the first activity for Stage 1 of construction for the South Station Air Rights Project.

During the process of making the curb cuts, the contractor will displace the cab parking in the curb cut zones, leaving approximately four spaces at the entrance to the station.  This work should take about five days to complete and will not occur over the weekend.  After the curb cuts are complete, the cab stand by the Atlantic Avenue entrance to South Station will be split into two areas to accommodate access to the construction zone throughout the project.  Signs indicating the new curb use will be posted on Atlantic Avenue.

Access to the South Station train platforms through the Atlantic Avenue entrance will be maintained during construction.

For more information:

 The schedule for this infrastructure project is weather dependent and subject to change without notice.

South Station Team Presents Project Details at Open House

Thank you to everyone who attended the South Station Transportation Center Open House on Wednesday evening.  Hines, in partnership with the Boston Planning and Redevelopment Authority (BPDA), and the MBTA, hosted the Open House where project team members were able to present details about the project, impacts and benefits to South Station users, and construction details.

The Open House featured four stations:

  • Station 1 - Project Overview: Participants could view a presentation on the history of South Station and learn more about the various changes the South Station Air Rights project will bring to commuters and residents.

  • Station 2 - Transit Patron Benefits:  Boards with renderings of the completed South Station Transportation Center showed participants how the project will benefit South Station users.

  • Station 3 - Temporary Impacts:  Participants were able to see blueprints showing the construction zone plans, and learned from project team members how construction may temporarily affect their use of South Station.

  • Station 4 – Construction: An animation showed a month-by-month rendering of the project’s construction phasing, which includes the creation of the tower construction zone, the bus garage overbuild, and tower construction.

Members of the project team describe construction impacts to South Station commuters

Members of the project team describe construction impacts to South Station commuters

Attendees examine informational boards, outlining the construction impacts.

Attendees examine informational boards, outlining the construction impacts.

For those who were not able to attend the meeting in person, the project slideshow (Station 1) and meeting boards (Stations 2-4) are available.

Open House on January 22, 2020

Wednesday , January 22, 2020
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
BSA Space, Fort Point Room (2nd Floor)
290 Congress Street, Boston, Ma

Stop in anytime between 4:30 and 6:30 PM to learn more about impacts and benefits to South Station users and speak with members of the project team.

We are committed to keeping members of the public, users of South Station, and community stakeholders continually informed throughout the project with a robust outreach program. Public meetings will continue to be scheduled as the project advances, and you can share your questions and comments with the project team anytime to team@southstationairrights.com.

Download a meeting flyer in English, Spanish (Español), Portuguese (Português), French (Français), Chinese - Simplified (汉语), Chinese - Traditional (漢語), Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt), and Haitian Creole (Kreyòl Ayisyen).

The meeting is accessible to people with disabilities and those with limited proficiency in English. To request reasonable accommodation and/or language services, please email team@southstationairrights.com by January 16.

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