Mount Auburn Street Project Update - Week of January 19 to January 23, 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 - 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.