Somerville Junction

Construction Phase 1

Anticipated Schedule: September - December 2023 (subject to change)

Location: On-Site - Junction Park (Centre St. to Central St.)

Description of Work:

• Repaving Community Path between Centre St. and Central St.

• Tree removal

• Underground utility work

• Seat wall and retaining wall installation

Anticipated Impacts:

• Community Path: During Phase 1, the Community Path will remain open and directed along the construction site. Access from Woodbine and Central street will remain open.
  
  

• The temporary asphalt path is the same width as the Community Path extension from Central Street to Brickbottom and meets ADA accessibility requirements.

EVENT RECORDING:

https://youtu.be/sD5WcJ-JfZ4

Somerville Junction Park Ground Breaking Ceremony

Location: In-Person, 114 Central Street

Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2:30-3:30 PM (rain date Friday, August 18, 9:30-30:30am)

Mayor Ballantyne, Councilor Gomez-Mouakad, and City Staff invite you to a Ground Breaking Ceremony for Somerville Junction Park. We are excited to break ground – come celebrate this milestone!

Questions contact: Cortney Kirk – ckirk@somervillema.gov, 617-625-6600 x 2544

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, Ward 5 City Councilor Beatriz Gomez Mouakad, and the City’s Division of Public Space and Urban Forestry held a virtual community meeting to learn about upcoming construction to improve and expand Somerville Junction Park.

Please view the recording of the fourth Junction Park Neighborhood Meeting with Councilor Gomez-Mouakad and City Project Manager Cortney Kirk from the Public Space & Urban Forestry Division (PSUF).

VIEW RECORDING HERE

DOWNLOAD SLIDES HERE

Below is a breakdown of the draft project schedule for Somerville Junction Park:

- Construction Mobilization - Week of August 14, 2023

- Groundbreaking Ceremony - August 16, 2:30-3:30pm (rain date: 8/18, 9:30-10:30am)

- Construction of park - August 2023 - December 2024

All timeline are subject to change.

Please email Cortney Kirk at ckirk@somervillema.gov with any questions.

Please view the recording of the third Junction Park Community Meeting with landscape architects Crowley Cottrell. Design development, including program elements, materials and the proposed plant palette was presented, and attendees asked questions and provided feedback.

VIEW RECORDING HERE

At this meeting, City staff and consultants will discuss the design process to date, continue the define the spaces and materials within the park, and seek public feedback. Construction is expected to begin after the MBTA Green Line and Community Path extensions are completed later this year.

Please click the link below to register for the webinar:

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Webinar ID: 839 1833 1802

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Please view the recording of the second Junction Park Community Meeting with landscape architects Crowley Cottrell. Design development was presented, and attendees asked questions and provided feedback. One additional community meeting will follow in July 2022.

At this second of three community meetings with landscape architects Crowley Cottrell, we will review what was heard at the previous public meeting, discuss future park programming, and consider the question "What will we do in the park?". We look forward to a lively discussion imagining a new design for Junction Park!

Please register for the meeting at the link below.

Registration URL

Webinar ID

290-825-787

Please view the recording of the first Junction Park Community Meeting with landscape architects Crowley Cottrell. Three preliminary design schemes were presented, and attendees asked questions and provided feedback. Two additional community meetings will follow in June and July 2022.