GLX CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON MEDFORD STREET BRIDGE

SOMERVILLE

- As preparations continue throughout the City of Somerville in anticipation of

the Green Line Extension Project, the Massachusetts Department of

Transportation (MassDOT) will begin intensive repairs to the Medford Street

Bridge in July that will require the full closure of Medford Street between

Somerville Ave. and South Street through July 21^st. Beginning on

Friday, July 5^th, this portion of roadway will be closed to vehicles

24 hours a day, seven days a week for the next three weeks. Pedestrian access

will be maintained, and detour signage has been posted in these areas.

Throughout construction, details and information can be found at www.greenlinextension.com, or by

calling 1-855-GLX-INFO.

Detours

in the Medford Street and South Street area will be as follows:

• Left on South Street to Windsor Place (approximately
  
  0.5 miles)

• Right on Webster Ave (approximately 500 ft)

• Right on Prospect Street (approximately 0.25
  
  miles)

• Right on Somerville Ave (approximately 1.2 miles)

• Right on Cambridge Street (at Lechmere Station)

Repairs

to the Medford Street Bridge have been ongoing since March 2013, and will

continue through July 2014 as the State prepares to install the first of six

new Green Line stations in Somerville, the first to be situated in Union Square.

The project officially broke ground in December, 2012 at a press conference

with Governor Deval Patrick, MassDOT Secretary Richard Davey, Congressman

Michael Capuano and members of the state delegation.

For

more information about the project, and for ongoing construction updates,

please visit www.greenlineextension.com

or www.somervillema.gov. or call

1-855-GLX-INFO (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).