Water Problems Persist At Wollaston Station, Even After Pricey Renovation: I-Team

Quincy MA

25 February, 2020

7:21 AM

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BOSTON — For Maryellen Hennessey, the everyday rush to catch a train can be tense. "You kill yourself on these floors," she said. "When it rains or snows, you just slide." Her MBTA stop is Wollaston Station in Quincy, which just underwent a $36-million renovation. Passengers applauded when it re-opened in August, with upgrades that would finally make it accessible to the mobility impaired, while also preventing the flooding that occurred when heavy rain coincided with high tide in Quincy Bay. The day it reopened, MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak said in a news conference, "It's a great day for the MBTA." Then it rained again, and new water problems crept in. When the I-Team went to Wollaston station on a recent rainy day, the floors were slick and covered with mats. A spokesperson for the MBTA said the mats are a temporary solution. "Horrible," said Hennessey. "That's why I stay up there and wait and pray I don't fall. I'm 72-and-a-half. I can't afford to fall." Read more at CBS Boston