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What the $335M for revamping the Mass. Pike will mean for Allston
A major facelift is coming to the Massachusetts Turnpike, one that transit advocates are calling a game-changer — and which commuters hope won’t lead to more traffic.
The state won a huge federal grant this week for what is known as the Allston Multimodal Project, which would flatten and realign part of I-90 in Allston, construct a new MBTA station and unlock dozens of acres of vacant land. The $335 million injection of funding is a big victory for the project that has been over a decade in the making.
“Taking down elevated highway to open up space will improve access to the Charles River, bring new parks and new housing,” said Tom Ryan, senior advisor at A Better City.
A Better City has long been advocating for the project that would also help create a brand new neighborhood in Allston called Beacon Park Yard.
‘”This is a different project than any other project in New England. It’s a great project that’s not just a highway, roadway project,” Ryan said.
While it is likely still years away from becoming a reality, in Boston, highway construction always comes with concerns after the Big Dig.
“This is a little dig. It doesn’t have anywhere near the complexity,” Brookline state Rep. Tommy Vitolo said.
His goal, he said, is to make sure the bike and pedestrian amenities that are part of the proposal are actually realized, so those living through the construction also benefit in the long run, not just those who drive through it.
“It’s really easy to build the highway portions first and then promise they’ll get to the pedestrian and bike amenities later, but when things get tight and tough, that’s usually what hits the chopping block. My hope is those benefits for the neighborhood happen early,” Vitolo said.
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There is still no timeline for when the project could start, but lawmakers know something has to be done, considering the elevated portion of the Pike in Allston is already considered structurally deficient.
“If we do nothing, the highway will eventually collapse. We have to do this,” Vitolo said.
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Pedestrian struck by SUV in Newburyport
A pedestrian is expected to survive after being struck by an SUV in Newburyport, Massachusetts, on Wednesday morning.
Newburyport police and fire said they responded to a report of a crash around 11:14 a.m. at the intersection of High and Marlboro …
Group of adults force way into Springfield high school, one shot fired; Conn. man arrested, others sought
A group of adults were having an altercation outside of a high school in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Monday, when one of them allegedly forced their way inside and fired a shot inside the school hallway.
Springfield police say they responded to …
Man killed in apparent car-to-car shooting on Mass. highway, police say
A man was killed and another person wounded in an apparent car-to-car shooting on Interstate 391 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night, state police said.
No arrests have been announced in the incident, which, if confirmed, would be the second deadly shooting on a Massachusetts highway in just over a month.
Survivors of the shooting told investigators that another vehicle pulled up to their SUV and fired into it on I-391 south near mile marker 2.6, police said. They pulled over and tried to flag other vehicles down to help, but when none did, they drove to the hospital themselves.
Two people were shot, police said. A 35-year-old man died after undergoing surgery.
Investigators took evidence from the road and were continuing to investigate as of Wednesday morning.
Last month, a man was fatally shot on I-95 in Foxborough. No arrests have been announced in that shooting, though Massachusetts State Police have released video of a vehicle suspected to be involved.
Police have not indicated there is believed to be a connection between the two cases.
Truck rolls over near Boston’s Logan airport, driver hospitalized
A truck crashed on a service road near Boston Logan International Airport on Wednesday, sending its driver to the hospital, police said.
It wasn’t immediately clear why the tractor-trailer crashed or how seriously the driver was injured. The truck had rolled on its side; it appeared to be carrying a cargo container.
State police said heavy-duty tow trucks were working to return the tractor-trailer to its wheels, and that lane closures were in place at the scene, which is down the street from the airport’s economy parking lot.
This is a developing news story that will be updated when more information is available.
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