Overview
- The MBTA, which announced the plan Wednesday, will close Symphony Station on June 6 for 35 months as Green Line E trains skip the stop with service elsewhere on the branch continuing.
- The 85-year-old underground stop lacks step-free access today, and the project will add four elevators, raised platforms, accessible bathrooms, brighter lighting, and new safety features.
- Riders are directed to nearby options that include Northeastern University and Prudential stations about 0.3 miles away, the Orange Line at Massachusetts Avenue 0.1 miles away, and the Route 39 bus along Huntington Avenue.
- The work stems from a 2019 contract with $150.8 million budgeted for the rebuild, nearly $20 million in utility relocations now close to done, and $66.6 million in federal grants secured.
- MBTA officials project reopening in 2029 and will brief the public at a May 18 meeting, and a prior Attorney General letter flagged a bidding-law concern tied to a Foxboro amendment without seeking an injunction.