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As questions arise over funding for the Massachusetts Turnpike project in Allston, state officials and local residents said they are considering residentsâ quality of life along with the projectâs funding sources and biggest beneficiaries.
Harvard has already committed hundreds of millions of dollars to the project â formally known as the Allston Multimodal Project â which will replace the aging viaduct along Soldiers Field Road, straighten the Massachusetts Turnpike that runs through Allston, and clear up 130 acres of Harvard-owned land for development.
It will also improve bicycle and pedestrian pathways, establish the West Station stop on the Framingham/Worcester commuter rail line, and create more green spaces along Charles River, per the stateâs Department of Transportation website.