▁termin us ▁at ▁Myst ic ▁Valley ▁Park way ▁remains ▁de ferred ▁in def initely . ▁The ▁stated ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁del ays ▁was ▁difficulties ▁in ▁land ▁ac quisition , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁imp lied ▁concerns ▁about ▁cost ▁controls ▁and ▁finan cing . ▁Inter im ▁air - quality ▁improvement ▁measures ▁will ▁be ▁necessary ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁project ▁del ays . ▁Poss ib ilities ▁include ▁extending ▁Green ▁Line ▁branches ▁to ▁Le ch m ere , ▁increased ▁bus ▁service ▁in ▁Som er ville ▁and ▁Med ford , ▁and ▁adding ▁temporary ▁or ▁permanent ▁comm uter ▁rail ▁stops ▁along ▁the ▁GL X ▁cor rid or . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Federal ▁Trans it ▁Administration ▁approved ▁the ▁Ext ensions ▁for ▁entry ▁into ▁the ▁Pre lim inary ▁Engineering ▁phase ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁St arts ▁program . ▁This ▁appro val ▁was ▁a ▁necessary ▁step ▁in ▁Mass D OT ' s ▁application ▁for ▁$ 5 5 7 ▁million ▁in ▁New ▁St arts ▁fund ing . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Som er ville , ▁Mass D OT , ▁and ▁the ▁MB TA ▁reached ▁a ▁memor and um ▁of ▁agreement ▁about ▁the ▁ ▁station . ▁Through ▁the ▁Som er ville ▁R ede velop ment ▁Author ity , ▁the ▁City ▁will ▁ac quire ▁$ 8 ▁million ▁worth ▁of ▁land ▁for ▁the ▁station ▁and ▁grant ▁the ▁MB TA ▁a ▁permanent ▁eas ement . ▁In ▁return , ▁the ▁MB TA ▁and ▁Mass D OT ▁will ▁pay ▁for