▁an ▁exped ited ▁basis . ▁Const ruction ▁would ▁then ▁take ▁between ▁ 4 3 ▁and ▁ 4 7 ▁months . ▁ ▁To ▁achieve ▁needed ▁cost ▁sav ings ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁were ▁simplified ▁or ▁dropped . ▁St ations ▁were ▁to ▁have ▁open ▁platforms ▁with ▁several ▁sh el ters , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁R ivers ide ▁Line . ▁A men ities ▁such ▁as ▁es cal ators , ▁redundant ▁elev ators , ▁fare ▁gates , ▁personnel ▁rooms , ▁to ile ts , ▁extra ▁structure ▁for ▁The ▁R IDE ▁drop - offs , ▁and ▁can op ies ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁elimin ated ▁at ▁most ▁stations . ▁Bi ke ▁storage ▁was ▁still ▁to ▁be ▁provided ▁at ▁all ▁stations . ▁The ▁Ve h icle ▁Main ten ance ▁Fac ility ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁reduced ▁by ▁roughly ▁half , ▁with ▁storage ▁for ▁ 4 4 ▁Green ▁Line ▁vehicles ▁instead ▁of ▁ 8 8 ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁design . ▁Three ▁brid ges , ▁at ▁Low ell , ▁Med ford ▁and ▁School ▁Stre ets , ▁that ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁will ▁be ▁retained , ▁with ▁the ▁west bound ▁GL X ▁track ▁t unn eling ▁behind ▁ab ut ments . ▁The ▁College ▁Avenue ▁Bridge ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁w iden ed . ▁The ▁Broadway ▁Bridge ▁project ▁was ▁simplified ▁and ▁the ▁bridge ▁will ▁be ▁fully ▁closed ▁during ▁reconst ruction . ▁ ▁The ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁Som er ville ▁Community ▁Path ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁trim med ▁back ▁to ▁terminate ▁at ▁Washington ▁Street , ▁Som er ville ▁instead ▁of ▁Water ▁Street ▁in ▁Cambridge .