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From YouTube: South Station Groundbreaking
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A historic achievement for a brighter future! Mayor Wu joins Governor Baker and the Hines Construction Group for the groundbreaking of the monumental South Station Transportation Center Improvements.
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A
Have
Governor
Baker
mayor,
Wu,
chairman
michaelwitz,
we
hope
Senator
Edwards
is
able
to
make
it
and
they've
all
agreed
to
share
a
few
words
with
us
this
morning.
So
I'm
going
to
kick
things
off
and
then
Sarah
Hawkins,
who
is
the
CEO
of
the
Heinz
U.S
east
region,
we'll
wrap
things
up
from
the
podium,
we'll
have
a
brief
ribbon
cutting
ceremony
and
then
hopefully
time
for
everybody
to
socialize
and
spend
a
little
time
learning
more
about
the
project
this
morning.
A
So
I'll
give
you
as
abbreviated
history
as
I.
Possibly
can.
But
there's
there's
lots
here.
So
Heinz
had
the
Good
Fortune
of
being
selected
by
Tufts
University
back
in
1997
to
be
its
co-developer
for
this
generational
opportunity
to
complete
the
commonwealths
and
the
city's
vision
for
the
Redevelopment
of
substation
after
22
years
of
planning
and
permitting
we
started
Construction
in
early
2020.
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A
The
project
represents
the
culmination
of
more
than
four
Decades
of
planning
and
collaboration
among
city,
state
and
federal
agencies
to
complete
a
world-class
Intermodal
Transportation
Center,
and
to
create
an
economic
development
project
in
the
air
rights
above.
The
air
rights
project
is
a
Showcase
of
environmentally
responsible
development.
A
A
A
Station
was
originally
conceived
in
the
1970s,
then
mayor,
Kevin,
White,
Governor,
Michael,
Dukakis
and
transportation
secretary
Fred
salvucci
on
the
leadership
of
the
Boston
Redevelopment
Authority,
Federal,
Railroad
and
federal
transfer,
Transit
administrations
all
collaborated
on
a
plan
to
create
an
intermodal
Transportation
Center
in
Innovative
concept
at
the
time
and
to
facilitate
private
development
of
the
Year
rights.
Above
all,
of
the
construction
below
and
above
us
is
supported
by
Deep
foundations
that
were
installed
between
the
tracks
when
the
first
phase
of
the
Redevelopment
was
completed
in
the
1980s.
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A
A
B
A
A
We
closed
on
the
acquisition
of
this
property
required
to
finance
and
undertake
the
project
on
Christmas
Eve
2019..
Many
of
you
who
experienced
the
sleep
deprived
final
push
between
Thanksgiving
and
Christmas.
To
make
that
happen
are
here
today
the
complexity
of
the
transaction,
the
number
of
different
parties
involved.
A
We
look
forward
to
carrying
out
the
ongoing
development,
along
with
planning
and
execution
for
future
phases
with
mayor
Wu,
Chief
Jemison
and
the
bpda
staff,
without
the
city's
foresight
to
acquire
the
South
Station
property
from
bankrupt,
railroads
in
1965
and
then
to
collaborate
with
the
MBTA
on
the
property
ownership
structure
and
the
Redevelopment
plan
during
the
1970s.
None
of
this
would
have
been
possible.
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A
A
Complexity
of
a
project
at
this
scale
above
an
operating
multimodal
Transportation
Hub,
is
self-evident.
I
encourage
you
to
take
in
everything
you
see
here
today
and
please
take
time
to
observe
the
tower
construction
going
on
behind
us.
I
assure
you.
You
will
gain
an
even
greater
appreciation
for
the
skill
and
dedication
of
the
people.
Building
this
project,
each
of
the
Heinz
and
Suffolk
project
team
members
can
be
identified
with
a
blue
lanyard.
So
please
take
advantage
of
the
opportunity
to
approach
them
and
ask
any
questions
again.
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D
David,
thank
you
for
those
very,
very
thoughtful
comments.
I'd
like
to
begin
by
thanking
Governor
Baker
for
your
leadership
and
the
Insight
you
have
develop
and
the
impact
you've
had
in
the
Commonwealth
Massachusetts.
Thank
you
and
mayor.
We
want
to
thank
you
for
all
that
you
do
for
the
city
Boston
and
the
vision
that
you've
expressed
to
all
of
us.
We're
excited
about
that
going
forward
basis.
D
I'd
also
like
to
thank
representative
Adam,
bikowitz
who's,
the
chair
of
house
Ways
and
Means,
and
has
contributed
to
his
community
for
over
13
years,
has
done
a
spectacular
job
and
we're
looking
forward
to
working
with
you
as
we
work
on
the
corner
on
this
particular
project
itself.
I'd
also
like
to
thank
Senator
Olivia
Edwards,
the
first
woman
of
color
in
the
first
district
in
Boston
and
as
a
city
councilor,
now
a
senator.
She
will
have
a
tremendous
impact
on
the
future
of
this
community
and
we
very
much
look
forward
to
working
with
you.
D
B
B
D
An
international
developer
that
believes
in
Massachusetts
that
has
invested
heavily
in
Boston
and
is
committed
to
our
community
and
to
improve
the
quality
for
everybody
that
lives
in
this
environment
and
we
are
thrilled
to
partner
with
the
Heinz
team
on
this
particular
project.
Congratulations
to
you
and
your
organization.
D
I
would
also
like
to
acknowledge
the
Heinz
team
on
the
ground.
They
often
people
in
the
field
and
in
the
offices
here
on
site.
Don't
acknowledge
that,
but
they,
as
David
pointed
out,
are
the
ones
that
work
tirelessly
seven
days
a
week
to
make
this
all
happen
and
I
want
to
give
them
a
heartfelt
reach.
D
Out
also
would
like
to
thank
the
Architects
and
the
engineers
Caesar
Palais,
a
world-renowned
architect,
selected
by
Heinz
kha,
a
first-class
organization
cosentini
and
Maxell
all
the
creme
de
La
Creme
needed
to
build
the
building
of
this
complexity
in
this
magnitude.
I
also
want
to
thank
suffix
Jeff.
B
D
Rick
pielli
in
balance
of
our
organization
with
them,
nothing
like
this
would
have
ever
been
able
to
happen
and
Jeff
on
a
personal
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
over
the
years
for
working
with
us
on
this
particular
book
to
make
this
reality.
Thank
you
very
much
and
lastly,
it
probably
most
importantly,
I
want
to
thank
the
unions.
D
The
Boston
Building
Trades
by
Brian
Doherty
I
want
to
thank
the
Carpenters
Union
and
all
the
individual
workers
that
come
and
show
up
each
and
every
day
and,
most
importantly,
and
often
people
forget
they
showed
up
during
covid
when
most
people
were
home
and
didn't
were
able
to
come
to
work.
These
workers
came
here
to
keep
this
project
on
schedule
and
my
hats
off
to
all
the
union
workers
and
I'd
like
to
give
them
a
round
of
applause.
D
D
No
doubt
this
is
by
far
the
most
complex
project
we
have
built
and
undertaken
in
the
last
40
years,
think
about
the
preservation
of
an
historic,
South
Station
train
station
building
that
was
built
in
1899
at
the
cost
of
3.6
million
dollars,
developing
into
one
of
the
most
well-known
transportations
Hub
in
the
entire
country,
because
they
often
say
to
people
winning
isn't
normal.
Winner
requires
commitment,
hard
work,
perseverance,
collaboration
in
winning
is,
most
importantly,
a
team
sport.
D
So
we
thankful
to
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts,
the
city
of
Boston
Heinz,
our
trade
Partners,
the
workforce
with
a
common
purpose
and
resolve
to
make
anything
possible
in
winning
is
just
is
not
just
normal
inevitable
when
people
put
their
minds
to
it
and
work
together.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
each
and
every
one
of
you,
it's
an
honor
to
be
here
and
congratulations
to
the
Commonwealth
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Thank
you
very
much.
E
Good
morning,
everybody,
let
me
just
start
first
of
all,
where
John
ended
by
saying
thank
you
to
the
workers.
Who've
been
banging
away
here
for
the
better
part
of
the
past
two
years,
all
the
way
through
the
pandemic
on
a
project
that
I
think
everybody
would
agree,
has
theoretical
underpinnings,
but
the
actual
Act
of
doing
it
is
dramatically
more
difficult
and
complicated.
E
And
that
brings
me
to
my
major
point.
I
want
to
make
today
is
that
public
and
private
life
often
comes
with
a
lot
of
risk
and
David.
I.
Think
the
reason
there
were
so
many
lawyers
involved,
and
so
many
agreements
and
licenses
and
permits
associated
with
this
is
because,
over
the
course
of
the
30
or
40
years
that
this
project
has
been
around
part
of
the
reason
why
it
didn't
get
done
was
because
it's
enormously
challenging
and
with
that
comes
all
kinds
of
Financial
Risk
operating
risk,
construction
risk
name.
E
E
B
E
They
flurry
at
the
end
of
2019,
but
that
was
a
two
or
three
year.
Conversation
and
I
do
want
to
give
Scott
Bosworth
and
his
folks
an
enormous
amount
of
credit
for
getting
here,
because,
honestly,
the
creativity,
imagination
and
determination
that
he
brought
on
behalf
of
our
Administration
and
his
effort
was
really
important
to
getting
it
done
and
I
certainly
believe.
E
And
I
certainly
believe
that
coming
out
the
other
end
of
this
will
be
a
very
significant
statement,
project
that
everybody
in
23,
4
and
5
will
take
great
credit
for
and
I'm
all
in
on
that.
But
I
want
everybody
to
remember
that
it
was
a
very
difficult
task
to
both
frame
this
and
then
actually
do
the
work
associated
with
building
it,
and
it
is
in
many
respects.
I.
E
E
They
were
going
to
do
and
to
live
up
to
the
commitments
that
they
made,
both
the
ones
that
were
in
writing
and
the
ones
that
were
personal
and
professional
that
came
with
it
and
and
I'm
actually
kind
of
glad
that
we
didn't
do
a
groundbreaking
on
this,
and
then
we
chose
instead
to
have
this
conversation
at
this
point
in
time,
when
some
of
the
more
difficult
and
complicated
groundwork
that
had
to
be
done
here
has
actually
been
done.
Because
there's
a
statement,
that's
already
been
made
about
the
value
and
the
opportunity.
E
That's
just
I
mean
in
the
end
of
the
day
it's
about
100
to
150
million
dollar
reinvestment
in
South
Station
separate,
and
apart
from
the
work
that's
associated
with
the
building
of
the
Tower
and
the
bus
terminal
and
the
access
this
is
going
to
provide
people
who
are
involved
in
multi.
Multimodal
activity
will
be
very
significant,
but
this
project
required
a
whole
bunch
of
people
be
able
to
find
a
way
to
find
common
ground
under
very
difficult
and
risky
circumstances,
and
and
I'm
glad
we're
having
this
now,
because
it
gave
everybody
a
chance.
E
It
was
part
of
this
to
be
able
to
prove
that
the
aspirations
that
people
brought
to
this
were
possible
to
deliver
on.
So
again,
congratulations
to
the
folks
in
the
art
ads
and
congratulations
to
the
folks
who
are
seated
in
front
of
me.
This
is
quite
an
accomplishment
out
private
citizen
to
coming
back
and
seeing
what
it
looks
like
when
it's
all
done.
Thank
you.
C
Morning,
everyone
I'm
not
wearing
the
right
shoes
to
do
the
gov
jump
over
the
stage
this
morning,
I'm
excited
so
thrilled
to
be
here
with
everyone
and
to
be
receiving
the
Baton
to
carry
this
this
forward
for
a
vision
of
a
world-class
city
that
has
a
world-class
transportation
system
and
I
want
to
start
by
congratulating
the
governor,
the
secretary
and
the
MBTA
for
getting
the
hugely
successful
Orange
Line
project
done
on
time
and
with
great
results.
So
thank
you
so
much.
C
So,
just
to
show
how
much
this
region
and
City
are
committed
to
advancing's
vision
of
transportation
that
undergirds
our
economy,
we're
here
the
very
next
day
to
celebrate
a
huge
step
forward.
This
Transportation
Center
really
will
embody
what
we
want
people
to
feel
about
our
city
when
they
first
step
set
foot
here
and
what
the
ethos
of
Boston
is
a
place
that
is
welcoming
connected
and
inspiring
to
all.
For
the
first
time,
Riders
will
be
able
to
get
right
off
the
bus
and
hop
onto
the
train
or
the
subway,
and
vice
versa.
C
Instead
of
taking
that
long
journey
with
the
rolling
suitcase
that
many
of
us
knew
from
our
College
days
or
when
we
were
taking
a
photo
bus
to
New
York.
This
will
be
a
chance
for
new
housing
jobs
opportunity
to
really
reflect
where
we
want
to
go
in
the
future,
and
so
the
project
has
already
of
such
complexity
and
scale
spanning
for
decades.
Six
Mayors
I
am
challenging.
F
F
It
is
such
a
pleasure
and
a
great
opportunity
and
David
I
know
you
gave
a
long
history
of
where
how
we
got
here
to
this
day,
so
I
guess
the
it's
not
too
bad
that
we
had
to
wait
two
years
to
do
a
ribbon
cutting
is
you
know
it's
still,
it's
still
a
great
day
and
still
a
worthy
moment
to
be
celebrating
and
so
I'm
thankful
for
being
here.
It's.
F
You
know
in
my
lifetime
and
I
know
it's
been
talked
about
for
quite
some
time,
but
all
good
things
come
to
those
who
wait
and
I
think
that
we
have.
You
know:
we've
waited
enough
enough
time
to
see
this
project
shape
and
to
see
this
type
of
development
happen
here
and
I.
Think
that
we're
you
know
we're
excited
about
the
future
of
where
this
is
going.
So
I
want
to
congratulate
the
Heinz
team.
F
B
F
Conversations
back
then,
and
so
now
we
are
having
those
conversation
and
I
appreciate
the
continued
effort
to
make
sure
that,
while
something
something
as
massive
is
being
done,
that
is,
as
least
disruptive
to
the
community
as
possible.
So
thank
you
for
doing
that.
I
wouldn't
be
doing
my
job
as
a
as
the
state
representative,
never
mind
being
a
chair
of
ways
and
means.
That's
my
first
job
man,
first
and
foremost.
So
thank
you
again
for
having
me
here
today.
G
Good
morning,
everyone-
and
yes,
it's
definitely
a
hype
thing
I-
had
to
take
the
stairs
good
morning
to
you
all
I
am
beyond
excited
to
be
here
today.
You
know
we
have
the
historic
moment.
We
have
historic
Coalition,
we
have
historic
opportunity
in
front
of
us
and
it
only
demonstrates
that
in
Boston
and
Massachusetts
we
do
big
things,
but
we
do
the
best
when
we
do
them
together.
I
want
to
thank
so
many
of
the
workers.
G
This
to
me
is
not
just
a
tower:
it's
a
beacon
of
our
future
and
our
call
to
meet
the
moment
it
is
Transit
oriented.
It
is
also
green.
It
is
also
a
moment
for
all
of
us
to
look
at
and
say
together,
look
what
we've
done
by
partisan
different
perspectives
different
ways
over
decades
and
to
meet
this
moment.
G
G
Not
only
is
she
taking
the
Baton
but
she's
amplifying
and
moving
for
so
many
of
us
at
Boston
to
see
this
great
future,
so
I
just
wanted
again
to
say
thank
you
for
being
here
today
and
I,
also
again
to
representative
Michael,
it's
my
dear
friend
in
the
Senate,
we're
going
to
get
a
lot
more
in
this
in
that
house.
We're
going
to
get
even
more
things
done
as
we
come
back
together
before
the
end
of
the
year.
I
am
sure
to
finish
what
we
need
to
on
economic
basis.
H
H
H
This
project
at
South
Station,
represents
so
much
that
we
at
Heinz
are
passionate
about
Gerald
Hines
started
Heinz
because
he
cared
about
cities.
He
cared
about
making
cities
better,
more
inclusive,
more
accessible
and
More
Beautiful.
He
was
there
at
the
early
visioning
of
this
project
and
I
know
he
would
be
so
proud
of
what
is
happening
today.