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Casey Arborway Project
First Construction Meeting January 21st, 2015
Boston English High School 144 McBride Street, Jamaica Plain
Agenda • 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
• Construction Management: • MassDOT District 6
• General Contractor Barletta Heavy Division • 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 Team
• 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 Status
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
Leading the Nation in Transportation Excellence
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Reconnecting Parks: New & Upgraded Open Space
• 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: • 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 - Overview
The First 90 Days - Schedule of Activities
• 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
The First 90 Days – Working Conditions
East & West Roadway Traffic Modifications I - Diagram
• 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 I – Key Work Elements
East & West Roadway Traffic Modifications II - Diagram
• 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
East & West Roadway Traffic Modifications II -Key Work Elements
• 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 Noise Control
• 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
Construction Dust Control & Air Quality
• Removal of Materials • 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
Materials and Employee Parking
• Snow & Ice Removal • Within project limits of work – by the contractor • Outside project limits of work
• Boston DPW • DCR • MassDOT • MBTA
Winter Weather
• 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
Operations at Forest Hills Station
School Bus Operations • As of January 21st:
• BPS buses shifted to Hyde Park Avenue adjacent to lower bus-way 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
• Baseline analysis already performed • Last year with school in session • Forest Hills neighborhood • Walk Hill/Bourne neighborhood • Stonybrook neighborhood • Arborway hillside & carriage road • Asticou/Martinwood/South Street
neighborhood
Cut-through Traffic
• 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: • Public meetings • Project website • Email bursts • Local and city-wide media
Outreach during construction
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
Project Hot-Line: (617) 571-7878
To sign-up for the stakeholder database, please contact:
James Kersten, Legislative Affairs (857) 368-9041 [email protected]
Project website:
www.massdot.state.ma.us/caseyarborway
