Designs for the inbound (top) and outbound commuter rail stops in Lincoln (click image to enlarge).
At long last, the MBTA is planning to upgrade Lincoln’s commuter rail station.
The Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing via Zoom on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 7:20pm to review MBTA plans that call for ramps to allow handicapped access, corrugated roofs, and seating.
On both the inbound and outbound sides, free-standing “mini-high ramp” platforms will allow wheeled access directly into trains. The outbound side will also get a switchback ramp, a restriped section of the existing commuter parking area close to the ramp to provide four additional ADA-compliant parking spaces, and new lighting (details here).
Similar platforms have already been installed at the Wellesley Square, Franklin, West Medford, and Walpole commuter rail stops.
During construction, parking will be restricted within the gravel access road on the southern (inbound) side of the tracks, and parking in the parking lots on the northern (outbound) side will be reduced to accommodate staging and construction, according to an MBTA spokesperson. It’s unclear when work might start.
The state legislature allocated funding for design improvements to the commuter rail stop back in 2018. Lincoln rail commuters have been fully exposed to the elements while waiting for trains and then mount steep steps into the train cars.
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