Walnut St./Gilman St. Raised Intersection Construction - Milling and Paving Begins Monday, 6/3 or Soon After

Weather permitting, this upcoming Monday, June 3 City contractors will return to the intersection of Gilman and Walnut Street to build a raised crosswalk.

This work is one of the final remaining pieces of the City’s Pearl Street (and nearby intersections) reconstruction project.

Detour Notice - Walnut St. (Medford St. to Gilman St.) closed to vehicle traffic

During this phase of construction, Walnut St. will be closed to vehicle traffic between Medford St. and Gilman St. .

  • Vehicle traffic will be detoured west on Medford St. then east on Pearl St. to before reconnecting with Walnut St.

    • Some parking restrictions will be in place

      • Please observe posted signage

Once in place, this detour will be in effect for approximately 48 hours to provide time for granite curbing to set properly.

Planned Detour


Raised crossing are traffic calming interventions design make our streets safer and more comfortable for everyone. Interested in learning more about traffic calming? Visit our traffic calming page (somervillema.gov/trafficcalming) for information on different traffic calming tools, a map of existing and future traffic calming locations, as well as an overview of how we prioritize these interventions.

If you have questions about this work, please email construction@somervillema.gov or call the Engineering Division at 617-625-6600 ext. 5400.

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