Arlington Launching Park Avenue Construction Project

ARLINGTON, MA — The town announced the launch of the Park Avenue Safety Improvements Project.

The project is slated to focus on three Park Avenue intersections: Appleton Street, Oakland Street, and Pau Revere Road and Wollaston Street. According to the town, the locations were selected on the criteria of perceived risk of accidents. The Transportation Advisory Committee has been developing improvements to these areas in recent years to its high crash history.

Project components being considered include curb extensions, pavement markings, pedestrian refuge islands, and Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons at pedestrian crosswalks.

“This initiative aims to enhance safety for all road users, including those who walk, bike, roll, drive, and take public transit along the Park Ave corridor,” the town said in a statement. “The project is driven by heightened community concerns for safety and the unfortunate pedestrian crashes that took place.”

Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. was selected to design and engineer the work. The town plans to have a design draft completed by spring 2025, in which the community will have the chance to provide its feedback. According to the town, construction has a chance began before the end of 2025.