In July and August 2016, bracing was installed in the closed garage to stabilize it while the new structure was designed. During September 2016, the USDOT granted $4.2 million for planning the new station. In October 2016, Quincy mayor Thomas Koch announced that the courthouse part of the proposal would be withdrawn due to local opposition and a lack of available state funds, but planning for the station and office building would continue. The MBTA will remove the former garage, replace the existing elevator, and add an accessible entrance to Burgin Parkway as a $25 million project lasting from July 2017 to December 2018, with future air rights development to come later. A $67.867 million contract (which also included the full renovation of Wollaston station) was approved on June 19, 2017.