Muddy River Construction Plans for June

Work on the $93 million Muddy River Restoration Project, an environmental, preservation and flood control project to address serious flooding and environmental issues along the Muddy River, has moved into its fourth month of Phase 1. 

Phase 1, which is expected to be completed in three years and cost $31 million, will involve day-lighting of the river between the Riverway and Avenue Louis Pasteur by removing two 72-inch culverts, the installation of two 24-foot x 10-foot precast concrete culverts under the Riverway and Boylston Street, vehicular traffic and pedestrian improvements and significant landscape improvements to new and existing sections of the river channel. 

Work began in February and March, when construction areas were enclosed, and preparations were made to switch Brookline Avenue between Fenway and Park Drive will be one-way. This traffic pattern change will happen in July. 

Since May, banners have been hung in the area showing the existing conditions and the proposed changes

"They appear to be a hit with the neighborhood since many times we have observed folks looking at them," said Michael Keegan of the US Army Corps of Engineers in a statement. 

Keegan also said the statnamic testing done last month went well. 

"The tests were very successful in confirming soil conditions and what the correct length of the shafts should be in the various project areas," he said. 

Upcoming Work to be Done in June:

• Traffic changes: Traffic on Brookline Ave. between Fenway and Park Drive will be one-way headed inbound. This is expected to be completed by the 2nd or 3rd week in July. 
• Relocation of Landmark Center driveway, expected in July. 
• Installation of "sheet pile" needed to start drilling shafts. You may feel vibrations from this. 
• Installation of new traffic and pedstrian walk signals to support new traffic changes for cars and pedestrians. 
• Installation of drilled shafts through late June. 
• Afterthe shafts have been installed,the footings/wing walls will be poured, and the culvert sections will be set. This work will all take place within the confines of the sheet pile coffer dam within the former Sears parking lot area untilthe traffic management change (making Brookline Avenue a one way‐‐‐see above) is implemented in July.

You can see the full list of Muddy River Project construction activities from now through the end of July here. 

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