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Passenger Advisory: Ride App/Uber and Lyft Changes (expand)

Beginning Monday, November 11th all Ride App (Uber and Lyft) dropoffs for all Terminals (Terminals A, B, C, and E) between the hours of 4:00 AM and 10:00 AM will occur on the lower (arrivals) level. All Ride App/Uber and Lyft pickups for all Terminal (A, B, C, and E) operate from Central Parking. Please follow the signs in the Terminals to the designated pick-up area, and request a driver when you arrive in Central Parking. More information.

The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) recently conducted a study to evaluate the feasibility of a freight corridor with rail and roadway elements along the Mystic Wharf Branch railroad right-of-way in Charlestown. The haul road/railroad corridor is intended to improve truck and rail access for the industrial businesses in and near the Charlestown portion of the Mystic River Designated Port Area (DPA) and to enhance neighborhood quality of life by increasing the separation between neighborhood residences and the freight related traffic in the area. This feasibility study defines the role of the haul road/rail corridor in the context of the adjacent transportation network and it identifies and evaluates potential haul road/rail alignments. The study was funded through a grant from the Seaport Advisory Council Executive Office of Environmental Affairs.

Massport is seeking public comment on the Feasibility Study and intends to bind them with the final project documentation as a permanent record of public input to the project. Public comments will be used to inform the future decision-making process for the project and should be received no later than Friday, September 30, 2005. Comments can be e-mailed to ahargens@massport.com or mailed to:

Andrew Hargens
Senior Planner/Project Manager
Economic and Planning Development Department
Massachusetts Port Authority
One Harborside Drive, Suite 200S
Boston, MA 02128-2909

To view the Feasibility Study Executive Summary click here.

Passenger Advisory: Ride App/Uber and Lyft Changes (expand)

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