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Neighbors and study group press MBTA and city over asbestos in Alewife tunnel work; city asks MBTA for additional protections
Summary
Residents and neighborhood groups pressed the MBTA and city staff about asbestos found in fill at the Alewife site for a new MBTA access tunnel. City staff said the MBTA has agreed to focus early excavation on the top layer where asbestos levels were highest and that the city will continue to press for stronger measures and community involvement.
Residents and members of the Alewife Study Group urged the City Council Feb. 3 to demand strict asbestos protections for MBTA work on an access tunnel next to Russell Field and surrounding neighborhoods. Speakers said they had alerted city and state agencies to asbestos risks on the site and pressed the MBTA to use the most protective abatement methods.
City staff reported that the MBTA’s soil testing showed asbestos-containing material chiefly in the top 0–4 feet…
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