News in Brief

Gove Street Citizens Association Meeting Agenda

Gove Street Citizens Association meeting for Monday, April 25, starts at 6:30 p.m.

Register for Zoom for this meeting: https://govestreet.org/2022/april-2022-meeting/

All speakers will be available to answer questions from the community.

Announcements (5 min)

SPARK Boston meetup on Tues., April 26, 6-8PM, at The Quiet Few

Stand Up for Eastie petition meetups on Sat., May 7th

Rockland Trust (Orient Heights) from 11AM-12PM

Lo Presti Park from 1PM – 2PM

Community updates (20 min)

Boston Police Dept. update from Sgt. Cintolo

Water and sewer pipe replacement in Gove Street area

Boston Water and Sewer Commission has contracted with RJV Construction

Upcoming Blue Line service disruption

April 5 to May 8: service will be suspended between Airport and Bowdoin stations with alternate shuttle bus and ferry services provided

May 12 to May 29: service will be suspended between Wonderland and Orient Heights stations with alternate shuttle bus service provided

East Boston neighborhood liaison, Nathalia Benitez-Perez

Updates on fire at 183 Maverick Street in February

Flight attendant crash pad on Geneva Street

Natasha Perez on Bremen/Orleans project

Piers Park III design update, Boston Waterfront Initiative Trustees (10 min)

Vote on 284 Maverick Street development project, Drago and Toscano, LLP (10 min)

Our meetings take place on the fourth Monday of each month at 6:30p. All meetings are currently being held on Zoom.

MassDOT Advisory for East Boston

Overnight Soil Removal and Site Restoration Work Adjacent to the MBTA’s Blue Line Airport Station

Work will begin on Monday, April 25, and will take place nightly, Monday through Friday, during overnight hours from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. 

Work is anticipated to last through the summer months.

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be conducting overnight construction operations in the area immediately behind the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Blue Line Airport Station in East Boston. The work is scheduled to begin on Monday, April 25, and will be conducted nightly, from Monday through Friday, during overnight hours from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the following morning. No lane closures are anticipated for this work and there will be no impacts to MBTA train or bus service. This work is anticipated to last through the summer months.

The work will include the removal and disposal of unsuitable soils and materials and the restoration of sites in accordance with approved plans and environmental permits/requirements.

All scheduled work is weather dependent and subject to change without notice.

For more information on traffic conditions, travelers are also encouraged to:

Dial 511 and select a route to hear real–time conditions.

Visit www.mass511.com, a website which provides real-time traffic and incident advisory information and allows users to subscribe to text and email alerts for traffic conditions.

Follow MassDOT on Twitter @MassDOT to receive regular updates on road and traffic conditions.

Download MassDOT’s GoTime mobile app and view real-time traffic conditions before setting out on the road.

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