Casey Arborway Project
First Construction Meeting
January 21st, 2015
Boston English High School
144 McBride Street, Jamaica Plain
Agenda
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Welcome
Team Introductions
Project Status
Preview of Completed Project
The first 90 days of work
Elements We Monitor
Public Involvement Tools
Q&A
Partnership Continues
• City of Boston
• BTD
• BRA
• Department of Conservation &
Recreation (DCR)
• MassDOT
• Highway Division
• MBTA
Project Team
• Construction Management:
• MassDOT District 6
• General Contractor Barletta Heavy Division
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• Project Superintendent Tom Russo
Dagle Electrical Construction – electrical work
DePaoli Mosaic Company – tile work
EDM Construction – metal work
Howard/Stein-Hudson – public involvement
J.A.J Co. Inc. – masonry
Construction phase design services for MassDOT:
• AECOM – transit
• HNTB – roadway and bridge
Project Status
• MassDOT Board Awarded Project – 10/22/14
• Notice to Proceed (NTP) has been issued
• Preliminary work in progress:
• Construction signage
• Tree protection
• Barrier placement
• Next Steps:
• Complete field office set-up (500 Arborway)
• Temporary roadway east and westbound along Arborway
• Achieve anticipated date of Milestone 3 (Casey closed) end of
March
• Stage 1 construction
Project Area
Reconnect & Simplify Roadways
Roadway and Transit Highlights
New Transit Connections
New Entrance/Exit Head-House
Washington Street West of Station
Shea Circle Squared
A New Bicycle Network
A New Pedestrian Network
Reconnecting Neighbors – Walking & Cycling
Reconnecting N. Washington & SWC
Reconnecting the Emerald Necklace
Reconnecting Parks: New & Upgraded Open Space
Leading the Nation in
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The First 90 Days - Overview
• From NTP to Milestone 3
• Initial demolition of bridge begins during first 90 days
• Anticipated closure of westbound overpass in February, 2015
• Casey Overpass anticipated to close fully by the end of March, 2015
• Major Steps Along the Way:
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Place erosion control measures in advance of major work
Place tree protection
Clear site
Remove trees in temporary roadway areas
Construct eastbound & westbound temporary surface roadways
Implement temporary pedestrian routes
Build temporary Route 39 bus berth
Implement temporary parking conditions
Stripe and sign temporary roadways for Construction
The First 90 Days - Schedule of Activities
The First 90 Days – Working Conditions
• Standard work day:
• 7:00AM – 7:30PM on weekdays
• 7:00AM – 3:30PM on Saturdays
• No night work scheduled at present
• When night work is needed, 2-week
advance notice will be provided by
MassDOT
East & West Roadway Traffic Modifications I - Diagram
East & West Roadway Traffic Modifications I
– Key Work Elements
• Place erosion control measures
• Place temporary walkway and ramps
adjacent to New Washington Street and at
South Street/New Washington Street.
• Place temporary barrier for pedestrian
access along Arborway frontage road
• Construct temporary WB Arborway
• Construct temporary Route 39 busway
• Construct temporary upper busway
• Stripe and sign temporary roadways
East & West Roadway Traffic Modifications II - Diagram
East & West Roadway Traffic Modifications II
-Key Work Elements
• Partial demolition of WB western bridge
approach roadway and first span
• Construct temporary courthouse parking
• Construct temporary eastbound
Arborway
• Demolition of existing MBTA upper
busway and canopy
Construction Noise Control
• Contract sets construction noise levels for:
• Day 7AM-6PM
• Evening 6PM-10PM
• Night 10PM-7AM
• Contractor develops a construction noise
control plan adhering to day, evening, and
night noise levels.
• If noise levels exceed limits, contractor must
implement mitigation measures
• MassDOT oversees construction to ensure
noise plan compliance
Construction Dust Control & Air Quality
• Dust:
• Contractor develops a construction dust
control plan for the life of the project
• Air Quality:
• Retrofit of older diesel equipment with
oxidation catalysts or diesel particulate
filters
• 5 minute idling limit on all equipment
Materials and Employee Parking
• Removal of Materials
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Will be in accordance with all State and Federal
regulations
Trucks will operate over main roads in compliance
with City and State regulations
• Employee Parking
• Employee parking offered at 500 Arborway
• Contractor vehicles will be present in work zones
Winter Weather
• Snow & Ice Removal
• Within project limits of work – by the contractor
• Outside project limits of work
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Boston DPW
DCR
MassDOT
MBTA
Operations at Forest Hills Station
• To be maintained throughout
construction
• Operations coordinated with MBTA to maintain
service
• 8 possible weekend diversions of Orange Line
service in 2015 allowed by contract
• 56 possible early shut-downs (9PM-4AM Thursday –
Sunday) in 2015 allowed by contract
• All diversions of Orange Line service will be noticed
by the project and MBTA
• First 90 days:
• Route 39 to temporary bus-way
School Bus Operations
• As of January 21st:
• BPS buses shifted to Hyde Park Avenue adjacent to lower busway with new signage implemented in coordination with Boston
Public Schools
• As of January 23rd:
• METCO buses shifted to surface roadway adjacent to West
Roxbury courthouse
• No additional shifts required within first 90 days
• Future shifts will be coordinated between BPS, METCO,
and MassDOT
• Notifications will be distributed to parents via BPS or
METCO depending on the service used
• Additional participation by transit police to ensure safety
Cut-through Traffic
• Baseline analysis already performed
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Last year with school in session
Forest Hills neighborhood
Walk Hill/Bourne neighborhood
Stonybrook neighborhood
Arborway hillside & carriage road
Asticou/Martinwood/South Street
neighborhood
Outreach during construction
• Dedicated staff with DOT and contractor
• Regular updates via:
• Public meetings
• Next meeting early March 2015
(then every other month)
• Continued maintenance of project website
• 3-week look ahead emails
• Quarterly newsletter
• Alerts for major traffic changes via:
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Public meetings
Project website
Email bursts
Local and city-wide media
Question & Answer
To learn more about the project, ask a question or express a concern, please
contact:
John Romano, Legislative Affairs (857) 368-8905
James Kersten, Legislative Affairs (857) 368-9041
Caseyarborway.construction@dot.state.ma.us
Project Hot-Line: (617) 571-7878
To sign-up for the stakeholder database, please contact:
James Kersten, Legislative Affairs (857) 368-9041
james.a.kersten@state.ma.us
Project website:
www.massdot.state.ma.us/caseyarborway