, ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁MB TA ▁Comm uter ▁Rail ▁Main ten ance ▁Fac ility . ▁The ▁previous ▁site ▁was ▁located ▁along ▁the ▁Med ford ▁Branch , ▁slightly ▁closer ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁studio ▁building . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁MB TA ▁acquired ▁the ▁property ▁and ▁track age ▁rights ▁for ▁the ▁re located ▁Le ch m ere ▁station ▁from ▁pan ▁Am ▁Rail ways ; ▁in ▁return , ▁Pan ▁Am ▁would ▁receive ▁the ▁existing ▁station ▁par cel ▁for ▁future ▁development . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁( M ass D OT ) ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁service ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁oper ational ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 ; ▁inter im ▁air ▁quality ▁offset ▁measures ▁would ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁taken ▁if ▁the ▁project ▁miss es ▁its ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁dead line ▁as ▁expected . ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁had ▁previously ▁announced ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁budget ▁limitations , ▁the ▁portion ▁from ▁College ▁Avenue ▁to ▁Route ▁ 1 6 ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁future ▁second ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁extension , ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁current ▁proposed ▁project . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Mass D OT ▁announced ▁that ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁Ext ension ▁would ▁be ▁post pon ed ▁to ▁Fall ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁at ▁the ▁earliest . ▁Comple tion ▁of ▁the ▁Ext ension ▁to ▁College ▁Avenue ▁near ▁Tu ft s ▁University ▁could ▁be ▁delayed ▁to ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁while ▁the