Washington Street (Bowdoin to Webster) - Milling and Paving Begin Friday, 8/9 or Soon After

Beginning this Friday, August 9 or soon after City contractors will be milling (removing the top few layers of asphalt) the roadway surface along Washington Street between Bowdoin Street to Webster Avenue in preparation for final paving of the roadway.

Schedule of Work (Subject to Change Due to Weather or Other Factors)

Milling is scheduled to take place this Friday, August 9
Final paving of the roadway will follow approximately 7-10 das after milling
- Additional notification will be provided once paving is scheduled.
Work hours are weekdays 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Construction Impacts

Temporary detours will be required for both eastbound and westbound through traffic while milling is underway.
- Detour signage will be in place to help people navigate around the work zones
- Sidewalks in both directions will remain open during this phase of work
- Access will be maintained for emergency vehicles, MBTA busses, and local residents
Temporary parking restrictions will be in place. Please observe posted signage.

More About This Work

This first stretch of paving is being undertaken prior to the start of the 24-25 school year in order to reduce construction impacts to the Argenziano School community.

Additional street safety improvements along this stretch including construction of raised crossing, paving of protected bike facilities, and more will follow paving.

Milling/paving for the remainder of the project area (Webster Avenue to Line Street) is expected to take place later this fall.

Have questions?

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