The Huntington Avenue Light rail accessibility project displayed McCourt’s ability to work with several stake holders, to work in live traffic and to work on active rail lines. In this interagency light rail Project run by the MBTA, with funding contributions from MassDOT, the City of Boston, Boston Water and Sewer, and Northeastern University, McCourt reconstructed Hungtington Avenue near several universities. The work involved in this project included removing and replacing approximately 2500LF of track and track bed; rebuilding five MBTA stations and associate structures; replacing a high-voltage catenary system above the tracks; and rebuilding the sidewalks, curb, bituminous asphalt, stamped asphalt crosswalks and landscaping. The track work on this project was completed by shutting down the track during weekends and working around the clock. In conjunction with this Project, McCourt Construction installed a steam line 14’ beneath the tracks for Northeastern University.

Project Overview
Owner: Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority
Final Value: $22,300,000
Completion Date: June, 2007

Unique Project Features
• Work on and around live tracks
• Rebuild 5 MBTA light rail stations
• Jack & Bore utilities beneath MBTA tracks
• Work around pedestrians, business’s & colleges with as little impact as possible
• Extremely heavy pedestrian traffic from several area colleges
• Scheduled to accommodate limited downtime of transit line
• Work & coordinate with several city & state agencies