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Article: MBTA's Greenbush line stalled. (Transit Update).(Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Railway Age
- Article date:
- April 1, 2003
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Contractors who barely began preparatory work on Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's $470 million Greenbush commuter rail line were suddenly told to close up shop for least six months while MBTA officials try to get a handle on rising costs. The order came from the state DOT and MBTA General Manager Mike Mulhern just over two months after contractor Cashman/Balfour Beatty (CBB) started the design-build job. Mulhern said that project costs already exceed the budget by at least $35 million. In the meantime, design work and applications for various state and federal permits will continue.
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