The yard upgrades are needed to support the arrival of 152 new Orange Line subway cars.Photo – MBTAThe Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) Fiscal and Management Control Board on Monday awarded a $102.7 million contract to Barletta Heavy Division to rebuild the Wellington rail yard in Medford, Massachusetts.
The contract also calls for upgrading the Orange Line's signal system. The 36-month project is needed to support the arrival of 152 new Orange Line subway cars, MBTA officials said in a press release.
Barletta's work will include replacing and modernizing track, traction power, signal and communication systems, as well as improving existing drainage and other systems.
"Although customers might not feel the immediate impact of these upgrades, they are just as necessary to providing a more reliable, dependable service that our customers deserve," said MBTA General Manager Luis Manuel Ramirez.
In May 2017, the MBTA awarded a separate $98 million contract for improvements to the Wellington rail-car maintenance facility.
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