Proposed Blue Line Connection
Future plans for Charles/MGH station include a new, underground terminus for the Blue Line below the elevated station. Currently, there is no direct connection between the Red and Blue lines, causing severe rush-hour overloads on the Green Line. As part of a September 2008 lawsuit settlement, the state agreed to fully design the project but was no longer bound by an earlier commitment to build it. The extension would be carried by a short tunnel west from Bowdoin station under Cambridge Street. Bowdoin station itself is slated to be closed once renovations to the Government Center station are complete. A new turnaround loop beyond the new terminus would be constructed to replace the one at Bowdoin.
After failing to take any action for over a decade, and under threat of further lawsuits, the state finally started detailed engineering design for such an extension, which is ongoing as of 2012. Construction is expected to take six years, but a start date and funding scheme have not yet been announced.
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