Rebecca Maloney
Americas Press Office ,Boston
Arup is providing critical oversight and guidance for the much-needed infrastructure project.
The Boston Green Line Extension Project (GLX), an expansion of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s (MBTA) regional transit system, has just passed a major milestone. The MBTA selected a joint venture, GLX Constructors, to serve as the design-build firm on 20 November 2017.
Arup is acting as the owner’s design professional throughout the project’s planning and construction process. The 4.3mi extension will bring much-needed transit service to the Somerville, Cambridge, and Medford communities, and serve a daily ridership of 45,000.
Initially, Arup was brought in as a consultant at a critical juncture of the project: the budget had escalated to the point where federal funding was suspended. We reevaluated the scope of the work, and generated a revised project scope, budget, and schedule, allowing the long-delayed project to move forward again.
