CASEY ARBORWAY PROJECT
Preliminary Design Public Hearing
February 27, 2013
Tonight’s Agenda
1.Design Overview
2.Construction Overview
3.Question and Answer
Public Comment
Comments on the proposed project must be
submitted in writing by March 13, 2013, via mail or
email to:
Mr. Thomas F. Broderick, P.E., Chief Engineer
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
10 Park Plaza
Boston, MA 02116
Attention: Mr. Paul King - Accelerated Bridge Program
Project File Number: 605511
Email comments to: dot.feedback.highway@state.ma.us
The Public Agency Partnership
The Partnership Continues
– MassDOT – designer/builder of new roadway
– MBTA – owner/operator of transit facilities
– DCR – owner of surface roadway and signals
– City of Boston – owner of adjacent roadways,
parks and maintains signals
Project Overview
Project Area
Surface Streets Designed Around the Overpass
Existing Surface Street Path
Opportunity to Replace Critical Missing Link
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Preliminary Design Plan
SOUTHWEST
CORRIDOR PARK
ARBORWAY YARD
ARNOLD
ARBORETUM
FRANKLIN
PARK
COURT
HOUSE
UPPER LEVEL
BUSWAY
ARBORWAY
GARDENS
SHEA
SQUARE
FOREST HILLS
CEMETERY
Focus Area 1
Focus Area 2
Focus Area 3
Route 39 Bus and Taxi Swap
Taxi Pick up
and Drop Off
New Route
39 Bus Bay
Public Open Space Focus Areas: Shea Square
SOUTHWEST
CORRIDOR PARK
ARBORWAY YARD
ARNOLD
ARBORETUM
FRANKLIN
PARK
COURT
HOUSE
UPPER LEVEL
BUSWAY
ARBORWAY
GARDENS
SHEA
SQUARE
FOREST HILLS
CEMETERY
Public Open Space Focus Areas: Southwest
Corridor Park
SOUTHWEST
CORRIDOR PARK
ARBORWAY YARD
ARNOLD
ARBORETUM
FRANKLIN
PARK
COURT
HOUSE
UPPER LEVEL
BUSWAY
ARBORWAY
GARDENS
SHEA
SQUARE
FOREST HILLS
CEMETERY
Public Open Space Focus Areas: MBTA Plaza
SOUTHWEST
CORRIDOR PARK
ARBORWAY YARD
ARNOLD
ARBORETUM
FRANKLIN
PARK
COURT
HOUSE
UPPER LEVEL
BUSWAY
ARBORWAY
GARDENS
SHEA
SQUARE
FOREST HILLS
CEMETERY
Construction Staging
Construction Staging
• Construction will last approximately 2 ½ years,
beginning in early Spring of 2014, end in fall of 2016
• Bridge will close to traffic in summer of 2014
• Will need to construct temporary roadway first to
remove traffic from bridge
• Temporary upper busway constructed to
accommodate the Route 39 bus
Design & Construction Schedule
Accelerated Bridge Program Opportunity
Project Schedule
Preliminary Design
Submission
October 2012
Detailed Design Submission
by Spring 2013
Final Design Summer 2013
Advertise Fall 2013
PLANNING
STUDY
2011
PRELIMINARY
DESIGN
2012
TO FINAL DESIGN
2013
Construction Completion
September 2016
DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION
2014
2015
Community Involvement Throughout Project
Select
Alternative
Preliminary To Final Design Review
Construction Staging & Traffic Management
Planning and Phasing
Construction Management Meetings
2016
Design Process
• Preliminary Design – nearly completed. Preliminary
design has limited detail, and focuses on:
– Road and curb location
– Traffic Signal phasing and timing
– MEPA Certificate issued
• Detailed Design – Includes additional design detail
(plans/specifications) based on preliminary design
review; open space and landscaping design
• Final Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PSE) –
Finalizes all construction-related documents
Detailed Design Elements Being Developed
• Open space and landscaping
• Signalization details and roadway
configuration
• Parking & pick-up/drop-off (including
school buses)
• Non-peak design variations
• Stormwater/water quality improvements
Detailed Design Elements Being Developed
• Upper busway/Washington Street
• Shea Square and Morton Street
• Construction staging and traffic
management
• Green design elements
• Maintenance and Operations Plan
Public Comment
Comments on the proposed project must be
submitted in writing by March 13, 2013, via mail or
email to:
Mr. Thomas F. Broderick, P.E., Chief Engineer
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
10 Park Plaza
Boston, MA 02116
Attention: Mr. Paul King - Accelerated Bridge Program
Project File Number: 605511
Email comments to: dot.feedback.highway@state.ma.us
Elected Official Comment
Question and Answer