Somerville To Offer Free Shuttle During GLX Bridge Closures

SOMERVILLE, MA – The city will provide a free shuttle service for residents during the upcoming Green Line Extension bridge closures. The service is expected to being around the Broadway bridge the last week of March or the first week of April, and will continue during the Washington Street closures.

Routes are still being finalized, but shuttles will run weekdays between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. The city will provide more information on the GLX web page as those details are finalized.

The Broadway bridge will close Friday, March 22 for one year. Those who use the bridge or take the MBTA 80 or 89 buses in that area are advised to plan new travel routes with these maps and this video.

The Washington Street bridge in East Somerville is expected to close Sunday, April 7. Cars, bikes, pedestrians and MBTA bus routes 86, 91 and CT2 will be detoured around the underpass. Review all routes here.

Homans building demolition will begin Monday, March 18 at the back of the site, proceeding incrementally over about three weeks. No major disruptions are expected until the facade on Medford Street comes down, likely the first weekend of April.