[DEHC] Mattapan trolley to reopen this weekend

[Rosanne.Foley at codman.org]

Mattapan trolley line to reopen this weekend
December 20, 2007 
By Globe Staff
MBTA officials say the Mattapan Trolley Line, which connects the Ashmont 
and Mattapan stations, will reopen Saturday after being closed almost 18 
months ago.
The line was closed -- and buses were provided as an alternative -- 
because of work at the Ashmont and Mattapan stations. The six stations 
between Ashmont and Mattapan have also been getting an upgrade. Riders 
will see some of the new features on Saturday; others will be added as 
work on the project continues through the spring.
Dan Grabauskas, general manager of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation 
Authority, thanked the residents of the Dorchester and Mattapan 
neighborhoods of Boston and the adjacent town of Milton for their patience 
during the line's closure.
"With the difficult work behind us, we can resume trolley service and 
still continue with additional work along the line," he said in a 
statement.