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Brookline presents $29M Washington Street complete‑streets plan, consultants seek public feedback
Summary
Town staff and consultants unveiled a $29 million federally/state‑funded Washington Street corridor rehabilitation that aims to add sidewalk‑level separated bike lanes, rebuild roadway and sidewalks, improve MBTA stops and preserve tree canopy; designers will hold further design‑review meetings and a MassDOT design public hearing in 2025.
Town staff and consultants on April 2 presented an initial design update for the Washington Street Complete Streets rehabilitation, a corridor project programmed at about $29 million on the Boston Region MPO TIP (FY28) that aims to reconstruct the roadway, expand sidewalks, add sidewalk‑level separated bike lanes, improve MBTA bus operations and preserve street trees.
Consultants from TyneBond described project goals: full‑depth road reconstruction, replacement of heaved sidewalks and non‑ADA ramps, separated bicycle facilities adjacent to parking in many locations, upgraded drainage, improved transit stops and pedestrian‑scale streetscape elements. The team said the corridor is constrained by a roughly 60‑foot right‑of‑way and that the design process must…
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