Dorchester Ave Project

I had a chance to attend Mass Highway and Boston's Department of Neighborhood Development's(DND) meeting presenting the proposed plan to upgrade 15 intersections on Dorchester Ave. There was an overall consensus of support for the project and I am eager to see it implemented.

Some notes from the meeting:

• The project has been fast-tracked due to the money being sourced from the federal stimulus package. Project bidding will start this summer and will be abbreviated. The reason explained at the meeting is that the money will expire if not acted upon within a certain time frame.
• Mass Highway has become the administrators of the project because of the way the money must be directed, DND will still have major influence.
• They realize that the plan is not perfect, but they have made the best effort to compromise to make as many positive changes as possible.

I am particularly excited about the revamping of the Fields Corner (intersection of Adams and Dorchester Ave.) and Glover's corner (Freeport, Dorchester and Hancock St intersection) receiving some major overhauls.

Of course, this means traffic and construction but I am willing to live through that for the time being. I really think this will be a major catalyst for positive change along the avenue.

Check it out here.