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An issue SourceLine follows · mattapan, Dorchester and Roxbury along Blue Hill Avenue
The City of Boston and the MBTA plan to rebuild about three miles of Blue Hill Avenue between Mattapan Square and Grove Hall. The plan puts two lanes in the middle of the street for buses and emergency vehicles, moves bus stops onto platforms in the median, and adds crosswalks, signals and sidewalks. It is estimated at about $163 million, with federal grants expected to pay for more than half, and construction would begin no earlier than 2028.
Residents and their councilors are divided. Mayor Michelle Wu and supporters say the lanes would cut bus travel time and bring a bus every few minutes. Councilors Miniard Culpepper and Brian Worrell, whose districts the avenue runs through, oppose the center lanes and want the city to study an Orange Line branch to Mattapan. Others worry about businesses during construction, parking, and the plan to close 9 of the 19 bus stops. Councilor Enrique Pepén supports the project and says it could make room for rail later. For many residents the question reaches back to the promise of equal or better service made when the elevated Orange Line left their neighborhoods.
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