This project intends to enhance the safety for all users, beautify Newtonville Village, and improve the functionality of Walnut Street for all users. Improvements include wider sidewalks, traffic calming bump-outs, 78 new trees, sidewalk furniture, new streetlights, updated traffic signals, narrower roadways, a simplified intersection at Walnut Street/Austin Street/and Newtonville Avenue

Project area: Walnut Street, from Newtonville Avenue to Elm Street and Austin Street from Walnut Street to Lowell Avenue.

Construction hours are from 7:00 am – 3:30 pm (additional hours if needed)

Please note the below schedule is subject to change.  COVID-19 has created delays in our supply chain for materials, such as pavers, traffic lights, and street furnishings.

Parking Impacts

Parking restrictions will only be in place in the immediate area of where the contractor is working.  The Department of Public Works will work with businesses during the holiday season to ensure proper pedestrian access and to minimize any impacts to parking in Newtonville Village.

Questions? Concerns?

For questions or concerns, please contact Terry Crowley at 617-796-1006 or via e-mail at tcrowley@newtonma.gov.

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The City of Newton and its contractor will be working to complete the final phase of the Newtonville Village Enhancements Project.

Project is now substantially complete  

 Weekly Construction Updates

Schedule (July 2021)

• Additional traffic signage installation 
• Punch list items to be completed

Schedule (May 2021)

• Structure Adjustments  May 13th - 20th 7:00 am - 3:00 pm
• Paving May 21st and May 23rd NIGHT WORK 6:00 pm – 5:00 am
  Austin Street, Bram Way Madison Avenue and Walnut Street

 Schedule (January – March/April 2021)

Work will continue throughout the winter months as weather permits.

• The contractor will continue to install pavers and streetlight fixtures. 
• Benches will be installed 
• Traffic signal at Walnut Street and Cabot Street will be installed providing upgraded traffic signals
• Signage will be installed  
• Final mill and pave and all pavement markings will be done in the Spring bringing the project to completion.

Schedule (October – December 2020)

• October 19 to October 23 – Paver and light foundation installations begin.
• October 26 to end of construction season – The contractor will continue to install pavers and streetlight fixtures. All required pavement markings will be painted.
• Construction work will pause for winter weather and resume in the Spring of 2021.

January 4 - January 8, 2021

Work in the upcoming week includes:

• Installation of concrete pavers along Walnut Street neat the Senior Center
• Precast concrete bases will be installed in preparation of street furniture
• Street light foundations will be installed

December 14  - December 18

Work in the upcoming week includes:

• Installation of concrete pavers along Walnut Street
• Precast concrete bases will be installed in preparation of street furniture
• Street light foundations will be installed
• Removal of existing thermal pavement markings at Cabot and Walnut Streets and new crosswalk will be painted.

December 7  - December 11

Work in the upcoming week includes:

• Installation of concrete pavers along Walnut Street
• Precast concrete bases will be installed in preparation of street furniture
• Street light foundations will be installed
• Removal of existing thermal pavement markings at Cabot and Walnut Streets and new crosswalk will be painted.

November 30 - December 4

Work in the upcoming week includes:

• Continue prepping the sidewalk area prior to the installation of concrete pavers
• Remove excessive crushed stone
• Install all precast concrete bases for street furniture

November 23 - November 27

Work in the upcoming week includes:

• Install pavers from Washington Park to Madison Avenue
• Concrete pour to complete sidewalk at Walnut Street and Austin Street
• Install additional light foundations
• Prepare area for pavers, Madison Avenue to Newtonville Avenue

November 16 - November 20

The upcoming schedule is shortened by the Thanksgiving Day Holiday

• Pour concrete for street lighting control cabinet
• Install light foundations
• Prepare tree pits for pavers
• Install additional light foundations
• Prepare tree pits for pavers

November 9 - November 13

Work in the upcoming week includes:

• Installing asphalt at the curb line in front of businesses to allow for 6" reveal in preparation of the winter
• Finish asphalt in parking areas and add top course of driveways
• Paint parking stalls and fog line
• Excavate, form and grade for concrete pour at bus stop, Starbucks and Star Market driveway
• Excavate excess stone and install concrete slabs for benches.

November 2 - November 6

Work in the upcoming week includes:

• Installing concrete pads for street furniture
• Install 3 catch basins on Walnut Street
• Pour concrete panels at Starbuck bump out
• Installing asphalt at the curb line in front of businesses to allow for 6" reveal in preparation of the winter

October 26 - October 30

Work in the upcoming week includes:

• Concrete pour at the Starbucks bump out and bus stop at Austin and Walnut Streets
• Complete structure work at Walnut and Austin Streets 
• Installing concrete pads for street furniture
• Installing asphalt at the curb line in front of businesses to allow for 6" reveal in preparation of the winter

October 19 - October 23

Work in the upcoming week includes:

• Continued work on the bus shelter area at Walnut Street and Austin Street. This work includes; plantings, curbing and sidewalk installation.
• Plantings along the north side of Austin Street
• Installing concrete pads for street furniture

October 12 - October 16 

Work in the upcoming week includes:

• Continue the installation of curbing at the traffic island, Walnut Street and Newtonville Ave
• Install curbing at the bump out at Bram Way and Austin Street
• Continued tree planting

October 5 - October 9 

Work in the upcoming week includes:

• Concrete placement at the NE corner of Newtonville Ave ADA ramp
• Final driveway apron concrete pour on Phillip Bram Way
• Utility structures adjustments on Austin Street
• Planting additional trees on Walnut Street

September 28 - October 2

Work in the upcoming week includes:

• Fine grading Austin Street
• Paving Austin Street

September 11 - September 18

Work in the upcoming week includes:

• Setting granite curb on Bram Way adjacent to private parking lot behind 313 Walnut Street, Highland Ave adjacent to the Senior Center, bump out near Highland Ave @ Bram Way and Starbucks bump out near Austin Street and Bram Way
• Fine grading, forming and prepping for concrete on Bram Way and Austin Street at Walnut Street bump out
• Concrete placement for above locations
• Concrete placement of sidewalk poetry at Starbucks bump out near Austin Street and Bram Way

August 31 - September 4

Work in the upcoming week includes:

• Form and prep sidewalks for concrete placement between Lowell Avenue and Rockland Trust Bank
• Form and prepare Austin Street at Walnut Street bump out for concrete up towards limits at bridge abutment
• Concrete placement for above locations
• Begin constructing bump out near Philip Bram Way @ Austin Street near Starbucks

 August 24 -August 28

Work in the upcoming week includes:

• Excavation and fine grading of proposed concrete sidewalks on south side of Austin
• Install five new tree pits
• Concrete placement for prepared sidewalk on south side of Austin Street.
• Concrete placement for the north side bump out