The shopping center and Orange Line T stop on the Somerville side has sat tantalizingly close to the $2.6 billion gambling emporium, separated only by a pesky slash of river water, for several years now. It’s not yet clear how the project, at an estimated cost of $49 million, will be paid for, but the plan is to begin construction at some point between now and 2024-whether federal funding ends up helping, or not.īuilding a footbridge at this location was always pretty much a no-brainer. City and state officials on Friday announced an official commitment to build a span across the Mystic River that will link Assembly Row in Somerville with the casino in Everett. Pop the champagne: The pedestrian bridge at the Encore seems to finally be a go.
Rendering of the proposed bridge via AECOM
