Development and Real Estate Department
Licenses
Due to a high volume of license requests, response time is currently longer than usual. For more information please contact Pat Barrett.
We receive requests daily from citizens, municipalities and companies that wish to access MBTA-owned land. Whether you need to cure an encroachment, inspect a bridge, install or maintain utility and telecommunication lines, or perform environmental testing, proper licensing must be obtained prior to entering MBTA-owned land.
- Submit a License Application form either by mail or online.
- If you wish to apply for a license to do construction on or near railroad property, please review the following:
- MBTA Railroad Construction Specifications: Part I, Part II and Part III
- MBTA Insurance Requirements for Railroad
- MBTA Insurance Requirements for Transit
- MBTA Special Instructions, April, 2003
- MBTA Sample Railroad License
- MBTA Sample Transit License
- MBTA Trenching Policy
- MBTA Crane Requirements
- TRA will seek approval for the License from the MBTA. You will be promptly notified if your request is approved or denied by the MBTA.
- After your license has been approved, review and sign the appropriate MBTA License Agreement. Please note that the minimum license fee is $1,000.
- MBTA Executes Agreement.
License Application form online
Click here to fill out the License Application form online and submit it as a PDF. A copy of your submittal will be emailed to you as well. Mail six (6) copies of a map of the property and/or construction specifications, or CADD files if requested, and a check
for the administrative fee of $1,000 (payable to the MBTA) to:
Transit Realty Associates, LLC
Attn: Ms. Pat Barrett, License Administrator
77 Franklin Street, 9th Floor
Boston, MA 02110
617.482.2525 Ext. 228
pbarrett@transitrealty.com
License Application form by mail
Mail six (6) copies of the completed Application Form, six (6) copies of your map/construction specifications, or CADD files if requested, and administrative fee.