May 13, 2013
Crews are currently working on the south side sidewalk between Moore Street and Clark Sreet. On Monday, May 20, crews will begin construction of a raised crosswalk at Davis St and Broadway.
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May 6, 2013
This week, crews will be working on the northside sidewalks between Davis Street and Moore Street.
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April 26, 2013
Crews have begun sidewalk reconstruction on Broadway between Portland St and Davis St. Sidewalk work in select locations will be ongoing for the next several months as crews complete remaining sections between Portland St and Norfolk St.
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March 27, 2013
On Tuesday, April 2 (weather permitting), D’Allessandro Corp, will remobilize on Broadway to begin roadway reconstruction between Portland St and Clark St. Due to the nature of the work, vehicle traffic will be reduced to one lane during work hours. We expect the work to take about one month to complete. Please view the Documents tab for the full notice and detour map.
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February 5, 2013
Crews will resume work on the Broadway Reconstruction project the week of February 25th. At that time, crews are scheduled to work on catch basins near the Columbia Street/Broadway intersection. Once that area is complete, crews will make their way down Broadway towards Market Street to continue with catch basin work.
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January 30, 2013
Crews have completed the water main upgrades that there were scheduled for last night. Due to unforeseen circumstances, some residents in the Broadway/Columbia Street neighborhood may have experienced a disruption to their water service. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused.
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January 28, 2013
On Tuesday, January 29, 2013, D’Allessandro Corporation will be performing water main work at the intersection of Broadway and Columbia Street and at Broadway and Boardman Street. This work is in connection with the Broadway Reconstruction Project. There will be a temporary water service interruption between 8PM Tuesday, January 29th and 6AM Wednesday, January 30th. We will make every effort to expedite this work to minimize the length of time the water will be shut down. Residents who will be affected by this shutdown, were notified on Friday, January 25th.
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January 14, 2013
Crews are scheduled to perform drain work at the corner of Elm Street & Broadway. Water work will continue at the corner of Columbia Street & Broadway.
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January 3, 2013
No work is scheduled for this week. Crews will resume work at the Columbia St./Broadway intersection next week and will also begin work on the corner of Broadway/Elm St.
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December 10, 2012
Crews have scheduled two temporary water service interruptions for this week to facilitate upgrades to the water main. Affected properties have been notified 72 hours in advance by the Cambridge Department of Public Works.
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November 26, 2012
A crew will be working at Davis Street and another crew will be working at Columbia Street.
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November 19, 2012
Crews will be at Norfolk Street working on a catch basin and another crew will be at the intersection of Columbia Street doing water work.
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November 12, 2012
Crews will be out at Clark Street working on the raised intersection this week. On November 13-14 Clark Street will be closed on the south side of Broadway (same side as Dunkin Donuts) in oder to complete the project. Please click here for more information on this closure.
Another crew will be at the intersection of Broadway at Columbia Street working on the watermain.
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November 5, 2012
Crews continue with sidewalk work on Broadway from Scouting Way to Norfolk Street. Work on water utilities at Broadway and Columbia Street will begin this week as well as work on rasied crosswalks at Tremont Street and Boardman Street.
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October 29, 2012
Crews continuewith sidewalk work on Broadway from Scouting Way to Norfolk Street.
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October 10, 2012
The City's contractor continues sidewalk work on the south side of Broadway at Clark and Boardman streets. Later this week sidewalk work begins on Boardman Street and on the south side of Broadway between Prospect and Norfolk streets.
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August 20, 2012
The City's contractor will be working on sidewalks from Prospect St to Tremont St on the north side and from Windsor St to Clark St on the south side. The will also be a crew working on drainage along Broadway on the south side.
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August 17, 2012
During the first month of construction, the contractor has completed the following:
- The majority of sidewalk work on Broadway between Boardman and Windsor streets, and along Windsor Street up to Market Street (school area)
- Initial work on the northern Broadway sidewalks between Prospect and Elm streets
- Various new catch basins ahead of the sidewalk crews.
During the next month, the contractor will be:
- Continuing sidewalk construction between Windsor and Clark streets
- Continuing sidewalk construction between Prospect and Norfolk streets
- Constructing a raised crosswalk crossing Tremont Street (north side, where the Broadway sidewalk crosses Tremont Street)
Installing catch basins ahead of sidewalk work as needed
Overall project goals
• Reconstruct deteriorating roadway and sidewalk infrastructure.
• Enhance the area for all users – residents, pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.
• Provide a new crosswalk with a curb extension at Tremont Street to improve the safety of pedestrians going to and from Sennott Park.
• Construct curb extensions at Elm Street, Clark Street and Moore Street to enhance pedestrian safety.
• Install shared lane markings for cyclists.
• Plant new street trees.
• Improve drainage to reduce ponding on the roadway.
To learn more about this project, please view the conceptual design plan, or the full construction plans and details(pdf).