Kendall Square Construction Projects

Kendall Square Construction Update

The following is an outline of the active construction projects in Kendall Square, including private development projects and City of Cambridge infrastructure projects. To stay up-to-date on the projects listed below, please sign up for the newsletter. For questions, please contact Kristen Kelleher at kkelleher@cambridgema.gov.

This webpage is updated regularly. The last update was in Winter of 2026.

Project List 

Click any of the below projects to learn more and view upcoming impacts:   

Headhouses of MBTA Kendall/MIT Stations

The North Side of the MBTA Kendall/MIT Headhouse is being reconstructed as part of the project at 325 Main Street.

Upcoming Impacts  

•  Construction is generally complete with final turnover being coordinated between the MBTA, the property Owner and Cambridge Redevelopment Authority.

Kendall Common (Former Volpe Site)

MIT is proceeding with the creation of a dynamic mixed-use project on the site. The master plan for the site development was approved in 2021 by the Planning Board after a community engagement process. The proposed development includes nearly 3 million square feet of space providing retail and restaurants, market-rate and affordable housing units, a community center, and science and innovation facilities. The vibrant, mixed-use center will also provide pedestrian links and publicly-accessible open space, including a large park at the corner of Third Street and Broadway, a linear park adjacent to Sixth Street/Loughrey Way, a park adjacent to the community center, and a park on Binney Street.

Upcoming Impacts - 75 Broadway

• Demolition sitewide is ongoing.
• Foundation work has commenced and will continue through into 2026
• Site Utility Work is underway to support the building

Upcoming Impacts - Broadway Utility Work

• Broadway one-way detour implemented and is expected to be in place through summer of 2026
• Utility work is ongoing Eversource an MITIMCO both are occupying the North side of Broadway for utility upgrades and installations

Greater Cambridge Energy Project

Eversource proposes to construct a new underground substation in Kendall Square, along with eight new underground transmission lines interconnecting to existing substations in the surrounding area. The project is expected to bolster system reliability, meet growing energy needs, and further facilitate access to clean energy resources. 

Upcoming Impacts

• Updates on project activities can found here: Greater Cambridge Energy Project | Eversource
• Transmission and distribution line work in right of Way has commenced 
• Transmission line work in Winter of 2026 to include work on:
  
  • Second Street- Daily traffic shifts on going
  • Broadway- Work within established work zones for MXD and Kendall Common Projects
  • Ames Street- Permanent Closure between Memorial Drive and Amherst Street is ongoing. Daily southbound closure between Main and Amherst is ongoing.
• Binney Street: Duct bank install has commenced. Daily lane sifts will be implemented through intersections of 3rd and 6th streets anticipated to continue through all of 2026.
• Vassar Street: Test-pits to identify existing utility conflicts are on-going and will continue into Spring of 2026.
• Check out the full flyer with detour details here!

330 Third Street at Kendall Street

The new building at the northeast corner of the intersection of Third and Kendall Streets will be a 500,000-square-foot, 16-story, mixed-use structure including laboratory and office space, a performance center, and a ground-level indoor/outdoor public space.

Upcoming Impacts

• Building construction is ongoing
• Overhead protection is installed along Third Street frontage to maintain pedestrian access.
• Surface upgrades and reconstruction of Third Street, from Potter Street to Monroe/Linskey, to commence Spring of 2026 and continue into Summer. Lane shifts and sidewalk detours will be implemented.

The Boston Properties MXD Project

Upgrades to the current site, Blue Garage at 290 Binney Street, will consist of an Eversource underground substation, a reconstructed Blue Garage below grade, a 420,000-square-foot housing building, two new 400,000 square foot commercial buildings, and a new open space with circulation connections located between Binney Street, Galileo Galilei Way, and Broadway. 

Upcoming Impacts

• The current work zones described below:
  • Work zone on Binney Street: Will reduce vehicular traffic to one lane in each direction at Sixth Street. A pedestrian detour will be in place set up at that location. To support building work and GCEP efforts. 
  • Work zone on Broadway: Broadway, between Galileo Galilei Way and Ames Street has been reconfigured to have vehicular travel one way eastbound, and a separated two-way bike facility established on the on the southern side of the block. Workzone is occupied by GCEP work to support the substation.
• Building construction is ongoing through 2026. There will be heavy trucking around the site for the duration of this work.
  • Work will take place Monday to Saturday from 6:00 am - 11:00 pm.
  • Project team has approved Noise Variances for work outside of normal working hours.