Major Mass. Pike Project in Allston Needs Major Changes To Reduce Cost and Disruption, Pioneer Institute Says

Major Mass. Pike Project in Allston Needs Major Changes To Reduce Cost and Disruption, Pioneer Institute Says

Not everyone is pleased with the state's $1.2 billion I-90 Allston Multimodal project set to begin in 2022.

The project, expected to take eight to 10 years, involves removing the viaduct from the Allston Interchange on the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge on the Massachusetts Turnpike. This section of the turnpike would be moved to surface level. Additionally, a new viaduct for would be built for Soldier's Field Road and a new commuter rail station would replace West Station in the Allston section of Boston.

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Bernie Sanders On Inside Track To Democratic Nomination, FiveThirtyEight Says

Matthew McDonald

Bernie Sanders is not only the frontrunner among Democratic candidates for president but at this point is the most likely of them to win the party's nomination, too, a well-known political prognosticator says.

As of the afternoon of Friday, February 14, FiveThirtyEight gave Sanders a 35 percent chance of snagging the nomination – much higher than any other candidate.

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