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Year 2001 Reconstruction and Revitalization of Dartmouth Street and
the Copley Square Public Promenade in Historic Downtown Boston, MA

Dartmouth Street improvements consist of roadway reconstruction design and streetscape improvements for this historic Back-Bay urban arterial roadway. Bayside has designed Dartmouth Street between Huntington Avenue and Boylston Street, changing it from a two-way roadway to a one way. The proposed design has increased recreation space and improved the efficiency of traffic flow. The design implements an appropriate streetscape for this, one of Boston's most prestigious locations. Significant handicap and inter modal accessibility improvements were also made. Close coordination and review meetings with abutting businesses and residences were required to address local concerns.
Project design elements include:
  • Eliminate the southbound travel lanes between Huntington Avenue and Boylston Street and modify the northbound alignment.
  • Update traffic signals and timings at the Huntington Avenue and Boylston Street intersections to accommodate the changed traffic patterns while improving level of service.
  • Improve roadway alignment at Huntington Avenue intersection.
  • Provide a granite paved recreation space in front of the Boston Public Library, in place of the existing northbound lanes, to compliment the exterior of the library.
  • Integrate historic style lighting (as called for in the City of Boston's Master Plan) to compliment the new Copley Square and Boston Public Library plaza and maintain the historic atmosphere of this very heavily used public open space.
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                                 Client:               City of Boston Public Works Department
                    Design Status:               Design Completion Summer 2000
      Estimated Completion:               Construction Scheduled for 2001
       
       

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