School Street noise alert

[gingicat]

Well, I guess people who live near the station will need earplugs tonight... my sympathies.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: MassDOT <massdot@public.govdelivery.com>
Date: Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 11:45 AM
Subject: MassDOT Green Line Extension Overnight Work Tonight At School St.
Bridge in Somerville

Green Line Extension Friends -

The Green Line Extension Project (GLX) wanted to inform you of overnight
work scheduled for tonight.

Tonight at midnight through 7AM Thursday morning (June 4), the GLX
contractor, White Skanska Kiewit (WSK) will be performing work at School
Street Bridge in Somerville. This work is in conjunction with the School
Street Bridge work & lane closure which began in April 2015.

WSK is currently preparing the foundations of the utility bridge being
erected alongside School Street Bridge. In order to complete this, WSK will
transport a drill rig across the railroad tracks to clean out the
foundation shafts, then move the drill rig back across the tracks in the
early hours of Thursday morning.

This work is being coordinated around the train schedule, as the tracks
must be clear before the first commuter train comes through. Consequently,
work will need to be done in the early hours of Thursday morning. This work
will take place inside the current work zone and will not further impede
traffic.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and understanding of time
constraints. This work is an important step in bringing the Green Line from
Cambridge to Medford and Somerville. Should you have any questions please
feel free to contact the Green Line Extension at 855-GLX-INFO (459-4636) or
info@glxinfo.com.

I am recovering from retinal eye surgery and won't be online much for the next few weeks

[ron_newman]

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