On September 8, the state put out to bid a corridor study for Mount Auburn Street. This is the next step towards improving the permanent traffic snarl at the intersection of Mount Auburn Street and Fresh Pond Parkway. The formal study process won’t start for a couple of months. But it’s not too early to start brainstorming in this space — your comments would be much appreciated.
Roads and Traffic
128, alewife and fresh pond parkways, arsenal street corridor, belmont center, blanchard road, bowker overpass, cambridge street and allston i-90 interchange, comm ave, core capacity planning, longfellow bridge, mount auburn street corridor study, storrow tunnel, trapelo road
Walsh wants safer cycling city
The Boston Herald? reporting on the tragic bike fatality in the Back Bay last week, noted the legislation filed by Senator Brownsberger (S.1810?) requiring certain vehicles to be equipped with side under-ride guards and blind spot mirrors. “The city last year began requiring its trucks to have side guards to stop people from falling underneath the vehicles. Walsh is backing a bill before the Legislature to require trucks statewide to have the guards. Sen. William Brownsberger is a co-sponsor of the bill.” Visit this link on Bicycle Safety Legislation sponsored by Senator Brownsberger for more information on this topic.
Trapelo Road Construction Update
Recently, Senator Brownsberger hosted a meeting with officials from MassDOT to get an update on the Trapelo Road reconstruction project. The project, scheduled to be completed in September, will take longer than anticipated, but the most challenging work is already complete and MassDOT does not expect any further major delays. Here is Massport’s project update with additional detail and explanation.
Bowker Overpass Construction Schedule
MassDOT has provided an updated construction schedule for the work that is currently underway on the Bowker Overpass. Please read this post to see the plans for each stage of construction on the project.
6/29/15 Bowker Overpass Construction Update
MassDOT has passed along an update on the Bowker Overpass Project, which this post provides in its entirety. Please be aware of major construction efforts going on in the Bowker Overpass area between June 29 and July 1.
Public Meeting: Allston I-90 Interchange Project
MassDOT will host a public information meeting about concept development for the Allston I-90 Interchange Project on Wednesday, June 17. The meeting will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Jackson Mann Community Center (500 Cambridge, Street, Allston). Read this post for further information about the meeting.