Rantoul Street / 1A Reconstruction Project

December 10, 2015

Project Background

• History of Rantoul Street • Deterioration of roads and sidewalks • How the project is being funded• Allocation of project responsibilities

• City of Beverly• Designed with consultant Dewberry• Pre-work due diligence • Constituent support

• MassDOT • Approved design• Selected General Contractor• Providing Project Management

• Middlesex Corp• The General Contractor

Looking back

Rantoul St. at Broadway in the 1920s253-259 Rantoul St. in the 1940s

Existing Conditions

Existing Conditions

• Project roadways• Rantoul Street: 5900 ft. / 66 ft. ROW• Cabot Street: 3800 ft. / 50 ft. – 66 ft. ROW • Elliot Street: 1000 ft. / 66 ft. ROW

• Five (5) existing traffic signals• Utilities – underground and overhead• Rail crossings• Historic properties

Scope of Project

New Design – Roads and Infrastructure

• Drainage improvements• Reconstruction traffic signals / New traffic signals• Rail grade crossings• Gloucester Crossing improvements• Complete Streets design

Gloucester Crossing Improvements

Typical Complete Streets Cross Section

New Design – Streetscapes

• What it includes• Lighting• Elements• Sidewalks• Street Trees

• Goals• Improve Economic Development• Enhance Pedestrian Environment• Safety Improvements

Lighting

Elements

Sidewalks

Street Trees

Rendition of Rantoul Street at Odell Park

Rendition of Cabot Street at Herrick Street

Work Schedule

Impact of work on Residents and Businesses

• New traffic patterns• Two way traffic• Single lane traffic• Full street closures and detours

• No parking at times • Sidewalk closures at times• Staging locations

Outreach/Updates and Reporting Issues

• How to find out information:• Website – www.Bev1A.com• Twitter - @Beverly1A• Sign up for weekly email notifications • Concentrated Reverse 9-1-1 calls• Day-to-day outreach by onsite contractor • Project signage• 1A Committee• Kevin Harutunian, Chief of Staff

• 978-605-2333• kharutunian@beverlyma.gov

• Open for Business Campaign:• Upcoming Business forums• Beverly Main Streets efforts

Questions