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Charles River Bridge Reconstruction (MassDOT)
About the Program
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is overseeing the reconstruction of the bridges in the Charles River Basin between Boston and Cambridge over the next 8 years.
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to MassDOT briefing about the reconstruction of bridges
in the Charles River Basin.
The Accelerated Bridge Program (ABP) is the Commonwealth’s eight-year, $3 billion program to repair bridges across the Commonwealth that are currently structurally deficient or would otherwise become structurally deficient during the next eight years. As part of the recent transportation reform legislation, ownership of the bridges in the Charles River Basin has been transferred from the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to the newly created MassDOT. MassDOT is now responsible for the design and construction of bridges in the Charles River Basin that are included in the ABP program.
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to MassDOT
briefing about the overall Accelerated Bridge Program.
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to MassDOT
web page about the Accelerated Bridge Program.
Bridges in Construction Phase
| Projects | Expected Construction Dates | For more information |
|---|---|---|
| Craigie Bridge (Museum of Science) |
Winter 2009 - August 2011 | DCR information MassDOT information |
| Boston University Bridge | Winter 2009 - December 2012 | DCR information MassDOT information |
| Magazine Beach Footbridge | April 2010 - September 2011 | click here |
| Longfellow Bridge Phase 1 | Spring 2010 - Summer 2011 | click here |
Bridges in Design Phase
| Projects | Current status | For more information |
|---|---|---|
| Longfellow Bridge Phase 2 | 25% design phase construction January 2012 - Dec. 2016) | click here |
| Anderson Memorial Bridge (JFK Street) |
25% design phase construction Jun. 2011 - Mar. 2013) | click here |
| River Street Bridge/Western Avenue Bridge | Conceptual design phase(construction Aug. 2011 - Aug. 2013) | click here |
| Reid Overpass (over BU Bridge rotary) |
Removed from the program | NA |
| Weeks Footbridge | Removed from the program | NA |
Note: the expected construction dates in the above tables were taken from the Accelerated Bridge Program's Project Summary Schedule Report - March 2010 Quarterly Report using data current as of May 3, 2010. Click here for more information.
Sequencing Study
The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, the Department of Conservation and Recreation, and the Massachusetts Highway Department commissioned Beta Group, Inc. to evaluate the transportation impacts of concurrent construction schedules on bridges over and near the Charles River. In 2008, the Phase I was completed and of empirically determining which bridges required work, their readiness, the corridors of travel, and traffic analysis for 42 intersections to determine the impact of concurrent projects. It provides a baseline from which to compare future changes to the assumptions and sequencing. Phase II is expected to be released in Fall 2010, and will indicate the recommended sequencing of the construction of the remaining bridges in the area (Longfellow, River, Western, and Anderson.
Link to more
information.
Bicycle/Pedestrian Path Access
As part of the Accelerated Bridge Program, MassDOT has hired a consulting team to conduct a Bicycle/Pedestrian Path Access Study to address connections from neighborhoods, institutions, and business districts to and from the path network along the Charles River Basin. The consulting team will make recommendations on bicycle and pedestrian designs for each of the bridges and intersections on each side of the bridges, as well as improvements to the path network itself. MassDOT will be holding a public meeting in the Winter/Spring of 2010 to discuss this program.
Link to MassDOT's
newly released "Charles River Basin Bicycle and Pedestrian Count Report"
For More Information
To be added to MassDOT’s public information distribution list, individuals can contact: Stephanie Boundy, Public Outreach Coordinator, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Accelerated Bridge Program, 617/973-8049, Stephanie.Boundy@state.ma.us.
Within the city, those seeking additional information should contact Jeff Rosenblum in the Community Development Department, 617/349-4615, jrosenblum@cambridgema.gov.
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to list
of upcoming MassDOT bridge public meetings on City of Cambridge On-Line Calendar.
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