Mount Auburn Street Project Update - Week of January 12 through January 16, 2026

Drainage Installation

Crews will continue drainage installation on Mount Auburn Street between Richards Road and Oakley Road.

Traffic and Sidewalk Impacts

During this work, you can expect temporary lane shifts and possibly lane closures, but one travel lane in each direction will be maintained on Mount Auburn Street. Work will take place on the sidewalks, but they will remain open and accessible. Business entrances will be maintained as well. Work in these areas will begin at 7:00 am each day and end before 5:00 pm.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in the construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Construction crews will post parking closure signs in those areas starting at 7:00 am and will be removing them from the area by 5:00 pm each day.

Mount Auburn Street Project Update

Construction for the 2025 season has concluded. Work is scheduled to resume on January 5, 2026.

Week of January 5 - January 9, 2026

Drainage Installation

Crews will perform drainage installation on Mount Auburn Street between Richards Road and Oakley Road.

Traffic and Sidewalk Impacts

During this work, you can expect temporary lane shifts and possibly lane closures, but one travel lane in each direction will be maintained on Mount Auburn Street. Work will take place on the sidewalks, but they will remain open and accessible. Business entrances will be maintained as well. Work in these areas will begin at 7:00 am each day and end before 5:00 pm.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in the construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Construction crews will post parking closure signs in those areas starting at 7:00 am and will be removing them from the area by 5:00 pm each day.

Mount Auburn Street Project Update - Week of December 22 through December 24, 2025

Holiday Week Work Schedule

• Monday, December 22, 2025: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM

• Tuesday, December 23, 2025: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM

• Wednesday, December 24, 2025: 7:00 AM – 12:00 PM

There is no scheduled work on Thursday, December 25, 2025, or Friday, December 26, 2025, in observance of the holiday.

Drainage Installation

Crews will perform drainage installation on Mount Auburn Street between Richards Road and Oakley Road.

Traffic and Sidewalk Impacts

During this work, you can expect temporary lane shifts and possibly lane closures, but one travel lane in each direction will be maintained on Mount Auburn Street. Work will take place on the sidewalks, but they will remain open and accessible. Business entrances will be maintained as well. Work in these areas will begin at 7:00 am each day and end before 5:00 pm.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in the construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Construction crews will post parking closure signs in those areas starting at 7:00 am and will be removing them from the area by 5:00 pm each day.

Mount Auburn Street Project Update - Week of December 15 - December 19, 2025

Drainage Installation

Crews will perform drainage installation on Mount Auburn Street between Langdon Avenue and Winthrop Street.

Traffic and Sidewalk Impacts

During this work, you can expect temporary lane shifts and possibly lane closures, but one travel lane in each direction will be maintained on Mount Auburn Street. Work will take place on the sidewalks, but they will remain open and accessible. Business entrances will be maintained as well. Work in these areas will begin at 7:00 am each day and end before 5:00 pm.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in the construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Construction crews will post parking closure signs in those areas starting at 7:00 am and will be removing them from the area by 5:00 pm each day.

Test Pits

Crews will be excavating test pits along Mount Auburn Street between School Street and Richards Road. This process is done to test the soil in this section of Mount Auburn Street.

Traffic and Sidewalk Impacts

During this work, you can expect temporary lane shifts and possibly lane closures, but one travel lane in each direction will be maintained on Mount Auburn Street.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in the construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Construction crews will post parking closure signs in those areas starting at 7:00 am and will be removing them from the area by 5:00 pm.

Mount Auburn Street Project Update - Week of December 8 through December 12, 2025

Temporary Traffic Line Striping

Crews will be working overnight on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, beginning at 7:00 PM to adjust and complete the temporary traffic line striping on Mount Auburn Street between the Cambridge line and Arlington Street.

Traffic Impacts

During this work, you can expect temporary lane shifts and possibly lane closures, but one travel lane in each direction will be maintained on Mount Auburn Street.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in the construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Construction crews will post parking closure signs in those areas.

Drainage Installation

Crews will perform drainage installation on Mount Auburn Street between Langdon Street and Chauncey Street.

Traffic and Sidewalk Impacts

During this work, you can expect temporary lane shifts and possibly lane closures, but one travel lane in each direction will be maintained on Mount Auburn Street. Work will take place on the sidewalks, but they will remain open and accessible. Business entrances will be maintained as well. Work in these areas will begin at 7:00 am each day and end before 5:00 pm.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in the construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Construction crews will post parking closure signs in those areas starting at 7:00 am and will be removing them from the area by 5:00 pm each day.

Tree Removal

A contractor will be removing trees on Mount Auburn Street at School Street and Bigelow Avenue.

Traffic and Sidewalk Impacts

During this work, you can expect temporary lane shifts and possibly lane closures, but one travel lane in each direction will be maintained on Mount Auburn Street.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in the construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Construction crews will post parking closure signs in those areas starting at 7:00 am and will be removing them from the area by 5:00 pm.

Mount Auburn Street Project Progress Update

As the construction season winds down, we’d like to take a moment to highlight the work completed along Mount Auburn Street. While the more extensive road work is planned to come back in the spring, MassDOT and Newport Construction has made progress this season in working towards a safer, more accessible, and welcoming street.

This year’s efforts focused on two major segments: the Cambridge line to Arlington Street and Arlington Street to Boylston Street. Within these areas, crews completed essential infrastructure work, including:

• Drainage installation

• Electrical conduit wiring

• Traffic signal foundations

• Utility pole relocation

• Removal of catenary pole bases along the entire corridor

• Manhole relocations

• Sidewalk excavation and concrete placement (Cambridge line to Arlington Street)

• Granite curb installation (Cambridge line to Arlington Street)

• Roadway milling

• First and second layers of paving

• Hydrant installation

• Raising/resetting buried utility structures

• Tree trench installation

• Loaming of tree pits and grass strips

Much of this construction was concentrated in Coolidge Square. Below is a preview of what this vibrant district is expected to look like once the project reaches full completion.

Mount Auburn Street Project Update

Week of December 1 - December 5, 2025

Raising Buried Structures

Crews will be raising buried utility structures, such as manholes and valve boxes, within the newly paved area along Mount Auburn Street between Lloyd Road and Boylston Street.

Traffic Impacts

During this work, you can expect temporary lane shifts and possibly lane closures, but one travel lane in each direction will be maintained on Mount Auburn Street.

Business entrances will be maintained as well. Work in these areas will begin at 7:00 am each day and end before 5:00 pm.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in the construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Construction crews will post parking closure signs in those areas starting at 7:00 am and will be removing them from the area by 5:00 pm each day.

Drainage Installation

Crews will perform drainage installation on Mount Auburn Street between Boylston Street and School Street.

Traffic and Sidewalk Impacts

During this work, you can expect temporary lane shifts and possibly lane closures, but one travel lane in each direction will be maintained on Mount Auburn Street. Work will take place on the sidewalks, but they will remain open and accessible. Business entrances will be maintained as well. Work in these areas will begin at 7:00 am each day and end before 5:00 pm.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in the construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Construction crews will post parking closure signs in those areas starting at 7:00 am and will be removing them from the area by 5:00 pm each day.

Mount Auburn Street Project Update - Week of November 24 - November 26, 2025

*Please note that no work will take place on November 27 or November 28, 2025, in observance of the holiday.

Raising Buried Structures

Crews will be raising buried utility structures, such as manholes and valve boxes, within the newly paved area along Mount Auburn Street between Lloyd Road and Boylston Street.

Traffic Impacts

During this work, you can expect temporary lane shifts and possibly lane closures, but one travel lane in each direction will be maintained on Mount Auburn Street.

Business entrances will be maintained as well. Work in these areas will begin at 7:00 am each day and end before 5:00 pm.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in the construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Construction crews will post parking closure signs in those areas starting at 7:00 am and will be removing them from the area by 5:00 pm each day.

Drainage Installation

Crews will perform drainage installation on Mount Auburn Street between Boylston Street and School Street.

Traffic and Sidewalk Impacts

During this work, you can expect temporary lane shifts and possibly lane closures, but one travel lane in each direction will be maintained on Mount Auburn Street. Work will take place on the sidewalks, but they will remain open and accessible. Business entrances will be maintained as well. Work in these areas will begin at 7:00 am each day and end before 5:00 pm.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in the construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Construction crews will post parking closure signs in those areas starting at 7:00 am and will be removing them from the area by 5:00 pm each day.

Loaming

A landscaper contractor will be loaming tree pits and grass strips along the eastbound sidewalks on Mount Auburn Street between Arlington Street and Ralph Piteri Terrace.

Sidewalk Impacts

Sidewalks will remain accessible.

Mount Auburn Street Project Update - Week of November 17 through November 21, 2025

Traffic Line Striping - Overnight Work

Traffic line striping is scheduled for Monday, November 17, 2025, beginning at 9:00 p.m. and lasting approximately four hours. The work will take place in the recently paved area of Mount Auburn Street between Lloyd Road and Boylston Street.

Traffic Impacts

A paint truck will lead the operation, followed by a vehicle equipped with an arrow board to direct traffic and signal drivers to change lanes as needed. A police detail will be on site to escort and assist crews throughout the work. No lane closures are anticipated during this operation.

Concrete Sidewalk Pouring

Crews will be pouring concrete for the sidewalk and driveway apron at 760 Mount Auburn Street, as well as the curb bump-out at the intersection of Mount Auburn Street and St Mary’s Street.

Sidewalk Impacts

The sidewalk in the effected areas will be closed. A bypass sidewalk will be opened up while this work is being completed.

Access to driveways and parking lots may be temporarily impacted during sidewalk concrete pouring. Please note that the concrete will require time to cure, and any properties affected during this period will be notified in advance.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in the construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Construction crews will post parking closure signs in those areas starting at 7:00 am and will be removing them from the area by 5:00 pm each day.

Drainage & Tree Trench Installation

Crews will perform drainage installation on Mount Auburn Street between Boylston Street and School Street.

Tree trench installation will occur between Upland Road and School Street next week on Mount Auburn Street. 

Traffic and Sidewalk Impacts

During this work, you can expect temporary lane shifts and possibly lane closures, but one travel lane in each direction will be maintained on Mount Auburn Street. Work will take place on the sidewalks, but they will remain open and accessible. Business entrances will be maintained as well. Work in these areas will begin at 7:00 am each day and end before 5:00 pm.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in the construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Construction crews will post parking closure signs in those areas starting at 7:00 am and will be removing them from the area by 5:00 pm each day.

Loaming

A landscaper contractor will be loaming tree pits and grass strips along the eastbound sidewalks on Mount Auburn Street between Arlington Street and Ralph Piteri Terrace.

Sidewalk Impacts

Sidewalks will remain accessible.

Update to Paving Schedule - Wednesday, November 12, 2025 through Saturday, November 15, 2025

Paving & Milling

Paving will take place on Mount Auburn Street between Lloyd Road and Boylston Street and is expected to be completed by Saturday, November 15, 2025.

Paving operations are scheduled as follows:

• Wednesday, November 12, 2025: First layer paving on the eastbound side of Mount Auburn Street from Boylston Street to Lloyd Road.

• Thursday, November 13, 2025: Milling of westbound side of Mount Auburn Street from Boylston Street to Lloyd Road.

• Friday, November 14, 2025: First layer of paving on the westbound side of Mount Auburn Street from Boylston Street to Lloyd Road.

• Saturday, November 15, 2025: Second layer paving of eastbound then westbound sides of Mount Auburn Street from Boylston Street to Lloyd Road.

Traffic and Sidewalk Impacts

Detours will be in place during paving operations (see detour maps below).

Westbound Paving
While paving the westbound side of Mount Auburn Street between Lloyd Road and Boylston Street, access to Mount Auburn Street from Appleton Street, Hillside Road, and Langdon Avenue will be closed.

Traffic traveling toward Mount Auburn Street from Rangeley Road or Edgecliff Road will be detoured via Hillside Road to Maplewood Street, then to Winsor Avenue, returning to Mount Auburn Street.

During this phase, traffic in both directions will be maintained using the two eastbound lanes.

Eastbound Paving
While paving the eastbound side of Mount Auburn Street between Lloyd Road and Boylston Street, access to Mount Auburn Street from Elton Avenue, Melendy Avenue, Dexter Avenue, Adams Street, and Boylston Street will be closed.

Traffic traveling toward Mount Auburn Street from Porter Street, Boylston Street, Dexter Avenue, or Melendy Avenue will be detoured via Nichols Avenue to Bigelow Avenue, returning to Mount Auburn Street.

During this phase, traffic in both directions will be maintained using the two westbound lanes.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in this construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Please follow the parking closure signs that are posted by crews starting at 7:00 am each morning. Any parking closure signs that are posted will be removed from the area by 5:00 pm each day.

Eastbound Paving Detour

Westbound Paving Detour

Mount Auburn Street Project Update - Week of November 10 through November 14, 2025

*This includes work on Veterans Day November 11, 2025

Milling

Milling (removal of the top layer of pavement) on Mount Auburn Street between Lloyd Road and Boylston Street is scheduled to continue Monday, November 10, 2025.

Paving

Once milling is complete, paving will take place on Mount Auburn Street between Lloyd Road and Boylston Street and is expected to be completed by Friday, November 14, 2025. Work will begin on the westbound side of Mount Auburn Street and then shift to the eastbound side once the westbound lanes are finished.

Traffic and Sidewalk Impacts

Detours will be in place during paving operations (see detour maps below).

Westbound Paving
While paving the westbound side of Mount Auburn Street between Lloyd Road and Boylston Street, access to Mount Auburn Street from Appleton Street, Hillside Road, and Langdon Avenue will be closed.

Traffic traveling toward Mount Auburn Street from Rangley Road or Edgecliff Road will be detoured via Hillside Road to Maplewood Street, then to Winsor Avenue, returning to Mount Auburn Street.

During this phase, traffic in both directions will be maintained using the two eastbound lanes.

Eastbound Paving
While paving the eastbound side of Mount Auburn Street between Lloyd Road and Boylston Street, access to Mount Auburn Street from Elton Avenue, Melendy Avenue, Dexter Avenue, Adams Street, and Boylston Street will be closed.

Traffic traveling toward Mount Auburn Street from Porter Street, Boylston Street, Dexter Avenue, or Melendy Avenue will be detoured via Nichols Avenue to Bigelow Avenue, returning to Mount Auburn Street.

During this phase, traffic in both directions will be maintained using the two westbound lanes.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in this construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Please follow the parking closure signs that are posted by crews starting at 7:00 am each morning. Any parking closure signs that are posted will be removed from the area by 5:00 pm each day.

Westbound Paving Detour

Eastbound Paving Detour

Drainage & Tree Trench Installation

Crews will perform drainage installation on Mount Auburn Street between Boylston Street and School Street.

Tree trench installation will occur between Upland Road and School Street next week on Mount Auburn Street. 

Traffic and Sidewalk Impacts

During this work, you can expect temporary lane shifts and possibly lane closures, but one travel lane in each direction will be maintained on Mount Auburn Street. Work will take place on the sidewalks, but they will remain open and accessible. Business entrances will be maintained as well. Work in these areas will begin at 7:00 am each day and end before 5:00 pm.

Parking Impacts

Street parking in the drainage installation construction area on Mount Auburn Street will be restricted. Construction crews will post parking closure signs in those areas starting at 7:00 am and will be removing them from the area by 5:00 pm each day.

Loaming

A landscaper contractor will be loaming tree pits and grass strips along the eastbound sidewalks on Mount Auburn Street between Arlington Street and Ralph Piteri Terrace.

Sidewalk Impacts

Sidewalks will remain accessible.