▁The ▁new ▁path ▁design ▁sh ifts ▁from ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁and ▁then ▁back ▁again ▁between ▁Central ▁Street ▁and ▁School ▁Street ▁and ▁has ▁fewer ▁ent ran ces ▁from ▁cross ▁streets . ▁South ▁of ▁Washington ▁Street , ▁bi ke ▁commut ers ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁use ▁city ▁streets , ▁including ▁the ▁Mc Gr ath ▁Highway , ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁Charles ▁River ▁bi ke ▁path ▁network ▁and ▁dow nt own ▁Boston . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁contract ▁The ▁Federal ▁Trans it ▁Administration ▁( F TA ) ▁approved ▁the ▁modified ▁$ 2 . 3 ▁billion ▁plan ▁on ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁first ▁federal ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁project ▁were ▁received ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁contact ▁was ▁reb id ▁with ▁a ▁provision ▁for ▁the ▁optional ▁rest oration ▁of ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁elements ▁deleted ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁plan . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁MB TA ▁selected ▁GL X ▁Con struct ors ▁( a ▁cons ort ium ▁of ▁Fl u or ▁Enter pr ises , ▁the ▁M idd les ex ▁Corporation , ▁Herzog ▁Cont ract ing ▁Corporation , ▁and ▁B alf our ▁Beat ty ▁In frastr ucture ) ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁project . ▁The ▁cons ort ium ' s ▁base ▁bid ▁was ▁$ 9 5 4 ▁million ▁— ▁well ▁below ▁the ▁state ▁" aff ord ability ▁limit " ▁of ▁$ 1 . 3 1 9 ▁billion ▁- ▁and