State Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack expressed her desire to expand the Silver Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line to Everett during a Boston meeting, just as the service prepares to begin operations in Chelsea on April 21. This expansion goal has also been advocated for by Everett officials and the Lower Mystic Regional Transportation Working Group.
Beginning April 21, the Silver Line 3 (SL-3) will operate every 10 minutes on a 30-minute route connecting the Mystic (Market Basket) Mall to South Station, passing through Logan Airport and the Seaport in Boston. The BRT will utilize a dedicated bus-only lane running through Chelsea and crossing the Chelsea Street Bridge.
According to Pollack, the upcoming Transportation plan known as Focus 40 will include a draft recommendation for extending Silver Line service to Everett.
“That service will open on April 21, and we’re looking forward to the opening,” she said. “That is a BRT service and we hope to continue it from Chelsea into Everett and Sullivan Square and other highly congested areas. That’s one other thing we are looking at in our Focus 40 plan.”
At a March 20 breakfast event in the Back Bay, where Pollack served as keynote speaker discussing Orange Line investment, she made these remarks. The secretary also discussed the newly launched Silver Line service and plans for future expansion of the system.