MBTA Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement Project

The MBTA will host a virtual public hearing on January 2, 2025, at 6 PM.

The MBTA today announced the release of its Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement Project. The EA is available on the MBTA website.

The North Station Draw One Bridge Replacement Project will replace the North Station Draw One Bridge, which crosses over the Charles River, to bring it to a state of good repair and increase safety for riders taking the Haverhill, Lowell, Newburyport/Rockport, and Fitchburg Commuter Rail lines. The drawbridge’s current two moveable spans and four tracks will be upgraded to include three moveable spans and increase the number of tracks to six.

In September 2024, the MBTA was awarded $472,300,616 – its largest federal award to date – from the National Infrastructure Project Assistance program (MEGA) as part of the Multimodal Project Discretionary Grant program for the Project. In November 2024, the MBTA also hosted an industry forum in support of the landmark $1.2 billion Project.

The Draft EA was recently completed to analyze and describe potential impacts associated with the Project. The public is welcomed and encouraged to review the Draft EA and provide comments to the MBTA:

The MBTA will host a virtual public hearing via Zoom on January 2, 2025, at 6 PM. More information is available at mbta.com/events.
Emailed comments will be accepted until noon on January 6, 2025, and can be sent to DrawOne@mbta.com.

Physical copies of the Draft EA are available for review at:

FTA Region 1 Office
Kendall Square
220 Binney Street, Suite 940
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142-1093
Phone: (617) 494-2729
State Transportation Building
MBTA Draw One Bridge Replacement Program
10 Park Plaza
Boston, MA 02116
Cambridge City Hall
795 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Boston City Hall
One City Hall Plaza
Boston, MA 02201
Cambridge Public Library
45 Pearl Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Boston Public Library
700 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116