Walnut Street Reconstruction

IMG_3219Walnut Street Reconstruction Project Update November 6, 2023

All roadway, sidewalk and driveway paving work are complete. Mulching, loam and seeding are also complete. The Contractor will be setting the regulatory and advisory traffic signs sometime this month. Once this is complete, the message board display and the orange road construction signs will be removed. The Town will perform a follow-up of Walnut Street sometime after the winter in April/May 2024.

Please anticipate minor traffic delays during the construction hours between 7am-3pm. Police details will be present to help with vehicle and pedestrian traffic.  Give yourself extra travel time or use alternative routes if possible while traveling in this area during the construction hours. 

Walnut Street Reconstruction Project Update October 6, 2023

The final pavement course on the roadway is now complete.  Sidewalk and driveway work will commence in the commercial areas beginning next week, from Cedar Street to the Newton Town line starting Monday, October 9th thru Thursday October 12th, weather permitting.  The hours of work will take place from 7pm to 4am.

Please anticipate road closures, detours and traffic delays during these hours. Police details will be present to help with vehicle and pedestrian traffic.  Give yourself extra travel time or use alternative routes if possible while traveling in this area during the construction hours. 

Walnut Street Reconstruction Project Update September 28, 2023

The intermediate pavement course has been laid and the roadway is now ready for the final pavement course.  The final pavement course is expected to take 3 nights to complete, starting Tuesday, October 3rd thru Thursday, October 5th, weather permitting. The hours of work will take place overnight from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

Please anticipate road closures, detours and traffic delays during these hours. Police details will be present to help with vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Give yourself extra travel time or use alternative routes if possible while traveling in this area during construction hours.

Walnut Street Reconstruction Project Update September 22, 2023

Walnut Street roadway resurfacing work has been delayed this weekend due to the upcoming weather. This work will be rescheduled at a later date to be determined. 

Walnut Street Reconstruction Project Update September 1, 2023

The Walnut Street Reconstruction project continues as we progress into September. We will make every effort to complete the project before the winter.

We are expecting the sidewalks in the residential section to be paved with a final paving course during the first week of September. Loam and seeding the disturbed areas in the residential areas will follow after the Labor Day holiday and is expected to take several days to complete. Work on the roadway structures in both the residential and commercial areas is also expected to take place after the holiday and should be completed before the final roadway paving course is laid.

 We are anticipating the stress absorbing membrane interlayer to be laid out over the road on Saturday morning, September 16th, with a rain date September 23rd. Final roadway paving is expected to take two or three nights to complete starting Sunday, October 1st to October 2nd or 3rd, weather permitting. Line striping will follow several days thereafter. Final sidewalk paving and loam/seeding in the commercial area should take place after the roadway paving work is complete.

 The daytime work hours are from 7am to 4pm Monday thru Fridays. Nighttime work hours will be from 8pm to 5am. Please anticipate sidewalk closures and traffic delays. Police details will be present to help with vehicle and pedestrian traffic.  Give yourself extra travel time or use alternative routes if possible while traveling in this area during the construction hours.

Walnut Street Reconstruction Project Update August 2, 2023

After three straight weeks of night work installing curbing and sidewalk in the commercial district of Walnut Street, the Contractor has now switched over to daytime work. Over the next few weeks, the Contractor will be working to install concrete for the wheel chair ramps. Some of the driveway aprons and sidewalks will be paved and utility structures will be raised for final roadway paving. Final roadway paving will occur at night and is scheduled late this September or early October weather permitting.

 The work hours are from 7am to 4pm Monday thru Fridays. Please anticipate sidewalk closures and traffic delays. Police details will be present to help with vehicle and pedestrian traffic.  Give yourself extra travel time or use alternative routes if possible while traveling in this area during the construction hours.

Walnut Street Reconstruction Project Update July 3, 2023

The Contractor is presently working on the eastbound travel direction side excavating and removing soil and old driveway pavement. The existing sidewalk will be extended from Hunting Circle to Cedar Street. After July 4th, the Contractor will be installing the bituminous curbing between Whittier Road and Cedar Street intersection. This work is expected to be completed around July 7th. 

The Contractor is presently working on the eastbound travel direction side excavating and removing soil and old driveway pavement. The existing sidewalk will be extended from Hunting Circle to Cedar Street. After July 4th, the Contractor will be installing the bituminous curbing between Whittier Road and Cedar Street intersection. This work is expected to be completed around July 7th. Starting Sunday July 9th, the work will switch over to night work and will take place between Cedar Street and the Charles River (commercial section of Walnut Street.) The existing sidewalk on the eastbound travel direction side will be removed and reconstructed. In addition, granite curbing will be installed. The work in this area is expected to last until around July 30th.

The nighttime work hours will be from 8pm to 5am Sunday to Thursday. Please anticipate sidewalk closures, traffic detours and delays. Police details will be present to help with vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Give yourself extra travel time or use alternative routes if possible while traveling in this area during the construction hours.

Walnut Street Reconstruction Project Update June 8, 2023

The bituminous curbing between Whittier Road and Cedar Street and the granite curbing between Cedar Street and the Charles River on the westbound travel direction side have just been installed. The removal of the old pavement over the driveway aprons on this side of the roadway will begin next. Once the removal work is complete, the driveway aprons and sidewalks will be paved with a bituminous base course. Work on the wheelchair ramps should also begin in conjunction with the driveway apron and sidewalk work. The work is expected to last about 2 weeks before switching over to do the eastbound travel direction side.

The work hours are from 7am to 5pm Monday thru Fridays. Please anticipate sidewalk closures and traffic delays. Police details will be present to help with vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Give yourself extra travel time or use alternative routes if possible while traveling in this area during the construction hours.

Walnut Street Reconstruction Project Update May 18, 2023

The roadway milling and temporary pavement marking work was just completed last week. The Town’s Contractor, J.H. Lynch is now working on installing curbing, sidewalks and the ADA ramps which will take place most of the summer. The roadway surface is scheduled to be coated with a stress absorbing membrane interlayer (SAMI) and repave with a final top course in October, 2023.

The work hours are from 7am to 5pm Monday thru Fridays. Please anticipate sidewalk closures and traffic delays. Police details will be present to help with vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Give yourself extra travel time or use alternative routes if possible while traveling in this area during the construction hours.

Walnut Street Reconstruction Project Update May 1, 2023

Roadway Milling on May 3 and May 4

Milling work is scheduled for Wednesday, May 3 and Thursday, May 4 between 8:00 PM and 5:00 AM. Work is subject to weather conditions. Any changes to this schedule will be posted here, on DPW social media platforms and through News and Announcements.

The work will take place on Walnut Street between Washington Street and the Newton city line. Police details will be on-site to help minimize impacts to traffic and other roadway functions. Detours and detour signs will be set up on Walnut Street and access to the roadway will be severely limited.

Please consider using alternate routes during the roadwork hours. Walnut Street Reconstruction Project Update April 26, 2023

Roadway Milling on May 2 and May 3

Milling work is scheduled for Tuesday, May 2 and Wednesday, May 3 between 8:00 PM and 5:00 AM.  Work is subject to weather conditions.  Any changes to this schedule will be posted here, on DPW social media platforms and through News and Announcements.  

The work will take place on Walnut Street between Washington Street and the Newton city line. Police details will be on-site to help minimize impacts to traffic and other roadway functions. Detours and detour signs will be set up on Walnut Street and access to the roadway will be severely limited. 

Please consider using alternate routes during the roadwork hours. 

Walnut Street Project Update April 11, 2023

The Walnut Street Reconstruction project is anticipated to begin on April 18, 2023. The Contractor will continue where they left off last season installing granite curbing and reconstructing the sidewalks.

The work hours are from 7am to 5pm Monday thru Fridays. Please anticipate sidewalk closures and traffic delays. Police details will be present to help with vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Give yourself extra travel time or use alternative routes if possible while traveling in this area during the construction hours.

Walnut Street Project Update April 3, 2023

Over the course of the next few weeks, the contractor will begin Phase 2 of this project.

Walnut Street Project Update December 15, 2022

The drainage work has been completed. The Contractor began the sidewalk and curbing work adjacent to the Warren Park and Washburn Road, but was required to temporally stop the work due to the winter moratorium. 

The work will restart around April, 2023 when the winter moratorium expires. Please continue to use caution when traveling on Walnut Street.

 Walnut Street Project Update October 7, 2022

The Walnut Street Reconstruction project is now in the 9th week. The Contractor is installing drainage structures between 62 and 80 Walnut Street. The work in this area is expected to take several weeks to complete.

The work hours are from 7am to 5pm Monday thru Fridays. Please anticipate sidewalk closures and traffic delays. Police details will be present to help with vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Give yourself extra travel time or use alternative routes if possible while traveling in this area during the construction hours.

Walnut Street Project Update September 9, 2022

The Walnut Street Reconstruction project is now in the 5th week and is progressing smoothly. The installation of the drainage structures between Fairbanks Avenue and Damien Road had just been completed. The Contractor is now installing drainage structures between Cedar Street and the Charles River and is expected to take several weeks to complete. 

The work hours are from 7am to 5pm Monday thru Fridays. Please anticipate sidewalk closures and traffic delays. Police details will be present to help with vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Give yourself extra travel time or use alternative routes if possible while traveling in this area during the construction hours.

 Walnut Street Project Update August 22, 2022

The Walnut Street Reconstruction project is now in the 3rd week and is progressing smoothly. The Contractor continues installing the drainage structures at the Fairbanks Avenue intersection. We are expecting the drainage work in this section of Walnut Street to be completed by the end of this week. Next week, the drainage work between Emerson Road and Damien Road is expected to start. 

The work hours will be from 7am to 5pm Monday thru Fridays. Please anticipate sidewalk closures and traffic delays. Police details will be present to help with vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Give yourself extra travel time or use alternative routes if possible while traveling in this area during the construction hours.

 Walnut Street Project Update August 8, 2022

The Contractor is scheduled to start the Walnut Street Reconstruction project this week. The work expected to be perform will be:

- delivery of the precast concrete drainage structures and pipes to the site

- saw cutting the roadway pavement for the installation of drainage structures

- the removal of the large white oak tree in front of 275 Walnut Street

- tree trimming low hanging tree branches over the sidewalks

- setup erosion control and tree protection

The excavation work for the drainage installation will start on the following week and the work is expected to last till November, 2022. The work hours will be from 7am to 5pm Monday thru Fridays. Please anticipate sidewalk closures and traffic delays. Police details will be present to help with vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Give yourself extra travel time or use alternative routes if possible while traveling in this area during the construction hours.

The Reconstruction of Walnut Street Project will include limits of work from Washington Street to the Newton City line. The work to be accomplished as part of this project includes the following; milling, roadway paving, pavement markings, sidewalk reconstruction, curbing, ADA wheelchair ramps and drainage improvements. The work will be accomplished by J.H. Lynch & Sons, Inc.

Obstructions to traffic, parking, and other roadway functions may be affected by this project. The work is expected to begin on July 11th and will continue through the fall. It is our intent to minimize the disruption of your normal routines as best we can. 

The Department of Public Works (DPW) hosted a virtual neighborhood meeting on Thursday, February 3, 2022 for the public to to learn about and share feedback on the upcoming proposed Walnut Street Roadway Improvement Project.

This feedback will be helpful to us as we finalize our plans so that we can bid the project in February and have bids in hand with firm project pricing for the upcoming Annual Town Meeting in March.

If the project is approved at Town Meeting, construction will begin this summer and is expected to last until November 2023 with a winter 2022/2023 moratorium. The project limits are from Washington Street, near Warren Park, through the Town limit at the Charles River.

Abutter Notice

A pdf of the presentation is available here.

A recording of the meeting is available here.

If you have any questions or need any additional information please call the Engineering Division at 781-235-7600 x3315 or email us at dpw@wellesleyma.gov.