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Two people sit on a wide granite bench with wood slats on the benchtop beneath a canopy of cantilivered steel blades on an under-construction bridge. To the left water is visible beyond a chain-link fence.

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Eyes On the Street: An Upgraded Freedom Trail Across the New North Washington Street Bridge

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New North Washington Street Bridge Will Partially Open In December

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Christian MilNeil

A bridge under construction. In the foreground are four piers, and behind them, large steel beams sit on top of another set of piers. The top of the cable-stayed Zakim Bridge is visible in the background.

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Could North Washington Bridge Delays Create Space for a Permanent Busway to Charlestown?

An MBTA Route 111 bus bound for Haymarket Station uses the new inbound bus lane on North Washington Street on October 9, 2019.

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With More Construction Delays On the Way, Boston Lays A Red Carpet For Haymarket-Bound Bus Riders

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