Green Line Extension Funding Included in Plan

Photo by Alexander Svirsky, MassRoads.com.

Millions of dollars to extend the Green Line to Somerville and Medford is included in a draft transportation improvements plan by the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization.

The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is a scheduled list of specific, prioritized transportation projects in the Boston region. The draft plan is up for public review through May 31.

Comments can be made online or via e-mail to Michael Callahan at mcallahan[AT]ctps.org, or by U.S. mail to Boston MPO, 10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150, Boston, MA 02116-3968.

The entire TIP is available online. The plan includes funding for extending the Green Line to College Avenue in Medford, and money for planning to extend it further to Route 16.

The Green Line extension is expected to be completed between September 2018 and July 2020.

– InsideMedford.com