East Cottage St and Norfolk Ave Bridge Replacement
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Timeline: Winter 2021 – Summer 2024
The East Cottage Street and Norfolk Avenue bridges, between the Uphams Corner and Newmarket stations, carry the Fairmount Line through Roxbury and Dorchester. We’re replacing the bridges, both built in 1906, with updated steel infrastructures to improve safety and reliability.
Building a Better T
As part of our $9.6 billion, 5-year capital investment plan, we're renovating stations, modernizing fare collection systems, upgrading services for our buses, subways, and ferries, and improving the accessibility of the entire system.
Project Features and Benefits
- Replace existing bridges to extend service life by 75 years
- Strengthen the support structures to increase load capacity
- Remove speed restrictions to reduce service delays
- Repaint community mural on East Cottage Street
Service Alerts
To minimize service impacts, we will accelerate construction and limit rail service disruptions and road closures to weekends.
Buses will replace train service on the Fairmount Rail Line on Saturday, May 4 until the end of service on Sunday, May 5.
What to Expect During This Work
Weekend Closures Scheduled for Norfolk Ave, May 3 - 6
Norfolk Avenue under the Norfolk Avenue Bridge will be closed from 10 PM on Friday, May 3, to 4 AM on Monday, May 6.
The closures will allow the contractor to complete the new bridge. View our alerts or download the flyer below for service impacts and alternative transportation options.
Flyers
Traffic Impacts
Traffic on Norfolk Avenue will be detoured during the closure. Detour signs will be in place to indicate the routes.
- Eastbound traffic will be detoured to Magazine St and Massachusetts Ave
- Westbound traffic will be detoured to Columbia Rd, Dudley St, and Magazine St
- Local traffic on Burrell St will be directed to the westbound traffic detour route. There will be a detour at Burrell St with signs in place to indicate the detour routes.
Local access to the street on either side of the bridge will be maintained during the closure.
Detour Maps
Pedestrians
Depending on construction activities, pedestrians may not be able to walk under the bridge that is under construction. They may have to use the other side of the street or walk around the work area.
Parking
Residents may not be able to park under the bridges during different construction activities.
Traffic
Traffic impacts may include full road detours, one-way traffic, or single lane alternating traffic.
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Contact Us
For questions or to report issues related to construction, please email EastCottageNorfolk@mbta.com.
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Building a Better T
As part of our $9.6 billion, 5-year capital investment plan, we're renovating stations, modernizing fare collection systems, upgrading services for our buses, subways, and ferries, and improving the accessibility of the entire system.
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