Revere City outlines roundabout construction plan, schedule and park access changes; residents press for pedestrian safeguards

Revere City officials and their engineering team described the scope, schedule and community impacts of a proposed roundabout and related Gibson Park access work at a crowded neighborhood meeting.

Christina Malcom of engineering firm Howard Stein Hudson, who led the presentation, said the roundabout work is broken into five phases: Phase 1a (new on‑ramp, slip‑lane demolition and northern roundabout construction) about 32 weeks; Phase 1b (median demolition and sidewalk work) about 3 weeks; Phase 2 (new off‑ramp and a shared‑use path) about 31 weeks; Phase 3 (the leg to Gibson Point, demolition of the existing off‑ramp and splitter islands) about 13 weeks; Phase 4 (inner circle construction and driveway reconstruction) about 4 weeks; and Phase 5 (sidewalk connection to Gibson Park and demolition under the bridge) about 7 weeks. Malcom said the estimated project completion date is November 2027.

Why it matters: the project reshapes how drivers and pedestrians enter the neighborhood from Route 1A and creates a new access route to Gibson Park. City staff and the contractor told residents they intend to keep pedestrian routes open during construction and to publish look‑ahead notices: two‑week notices for typical impacts and one‑month notices for planned overnight ramp closures.

Key schedule, closures and work hours - Malcom and…