Fiscal Year 2019 Budget
Beginning July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019
Last updated:
4/11/18
Public Works Department
The mission of the Public Works Department is to provide a quality environment for the City of Boston and ensure that the City's roadways, streets and bridge infrastructures are safe, clean and attractive. The Public Works Department also maintains street lights, traffic signals, provides snow removal and garbage collection and disposal as well as curbside recycling.
Chris Osgood, Interim Commissioner
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This Capital Plan invests deeply in the core goals of Go Boston 2030: streets that are safer for all users of our roads and sidewalks, particularly pedestrians and cyclists; travel that is more reliable and predictable, and quality transportation choices that improve access to interconnect Boston neighborhoods for all modes of travel.
FY19 Major Initiatives
- Walkable Streets will focus on longer, contiguous sections of sidewalks to improve overall mobility.
- Construction will begin on Beach Street, from Atlantic Avenue to JFK Surface Road with new sidewalks, new lighting, trees, and street furniture.
- Construction will begin at New England Avenue, from Talbot Avenue to Norfolk Avenue with new sidewalks and lighting.
- Construction will continue on the streets and sidewalks in and around North Square.
- The reconstruction and installation of pedestrian ramps on sidewalks will continue throughout the City, to improve accessibility. Funding for pedestrian ramp installations will increase $500K in FY19.
- State Street will be re-designed adhering to Complete Streets guidelines.
- Cummins Highway from Mattapan Square to Harvard Street will be re-designed with Complete Streets guidelines in mind.
- Ruggles Street from Tremont Street to Shawmut Street will also be re-designed adhering to Complete Streets standard.
- Construction will begin on a new North Washington Street Bridge.
- Construction is expected to begin on a new Long Island Bridge.
- Design is expected to begin on the Northern Avenue Bridge.
- Upgrades to a series of bridges in an effort to bring all bridges to a State of Good Repair by 2030.
- Funding for roadway reconstruction, resurfacing, and sidewalk improvements will be increased by $3.75 million this year. Repairs are planned throughout the City.
Public Works Department - Active Projects
| Category | Project | Location | Status | FY19 Projected | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy | Harrison Avenue Improvements | South End | In Design | 100,000 | 2,215,000 |
| Economy | Washington Street / Traveler Street | South End | In Design | 200,000 | 1,750,000 |
| Energy & Environment | Street Light Gas Lamps | Various neighborhoods | Annual Program | 150,000 | 1,137,500 |
| Energy & Environment | Street Light LED Conversion | Citywide | Annual Program | 0 | 25,529,031 |
| Housing | Madison Park Village | Roxbury | In Design | 1,550,000 | 3,050,000 |
| Housing | Whittier Street Housing Development Roadways | Roxbury | In Design | 800,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Open Space | Neighborhood Commons | Various neighborhoods | In Construction | 250,000 | 1,460,000 |
| Transportation | ADA/AAB Pedestrian Ramps | Citywide | Annual Program | 1,600,000 | 9,600,000 |
| Transportation | Alford Street Bridge | Charlestown | In Construction | 7,950,000 | 81,700,000 |
| Transportation | Amory Street Extension | Roxbury | New Project | 200,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Transportation | Beach Street | Financial District/Downtown | In Design | 1,350,000 | 1,925,000 |
| Transportation | Boylston Street Sidewalks | Back Bay | In Design | 500,000 | 2,261,000 |
| Transportation | Bridge Repairs | Citywide | Annual Program | 2,000,000 | 15,000,000 |
| Transportation | Cambridge Street Bridge | Charlestown | To Be Scheduled | 1,650,000 | 2,750,000 |
| Transportation | Central Maintenance Facility Complex | South End | In Design | 1,510,000 | 18,166,588 |
| Transportation | Choice Neighborhood | Roxbury | In Design | 2,000,000 | 5,010,000 |
| Transportation | Commonwealth Avenue Phase 2A | Allston/Brighton | In Construction | 170,913 | 20,066,250 |
| Transportation | Commonwealth Avenue Phase 3 and 4 | Allston/Brighton | In Design | 10,000 | 2,900,000 |
| Transportation | Congress Street | South Boston | To Be Scheduled | 250,000 | 250,000 |
| Transportation | Connect Historic Boston | Various neighborhoods | In Construction | 529,481 | 29,293,700 |
| Transportation | Cummins Highway | Mattapan | New Project | 100,000 | 4,000,000 |
| Transportation | Dalton Street Bridge | Back Bay | To Be Scheduled | 150,000 | 600,000 |
| Transportation | Dana Avenue Bridge | Hyde Park | New Project | 2,000,000 | 5,000,000 |
| Transportation | Downtown Crossing | Financial District/Downtown | New Project | 250,000 | 500,000 |
| Transportation | Emerald Necklace | Various neighborhoods | New Project | 100,000 | 300,000 |
| Transportation | Long Island Bridge Replacement | Harbor Islands | In Design | 9,000,000 | 108,758,144 |
| Transportation | Massachusetts Avenue Bridge at Commonwealth Avenue | Back Bay | In Construction | 300,000 | 18,319,769 |
| Transportation | McArdle Bridge | East Boston | To Be Scheduled | 500,000 | 3,000,000 |
| Transportation | New England Avenue | Dorchester | New Project | 400,000 | 1,500,000 |
| Transportation | North Square | North End | In Construction | 950,000 | 2,500,000 |
| Transportation | North Washington Street Bridge | Charlestown | In Design | 6,700,000 | 218,957,519 |
| Transportation | Northern Avenue Bridge | South Boston | New Project | 2,500,000 | 100,000,000 |
| Transportation | Retaining Walls | Citywide | Annual Program | 200,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Transportation | Roadway Reconstruction and Resurfacing | Citywide | Annual Program | 13,750,000 | 66,750,000 |
| Transportation | Ruggles Street | Roxbury | To Be Scheduled | 200,000 | 1,800,000 |
| Transportation | Sidewalk Reconstruction | Citywide | Annual Program | 7,000,000 | 41,050,000 |
| Transportation | State Street | Financial District/Downtown | New Project | 100,000 | 1,500,000 |
| Transportation | Street Lighting Installation | Citywide | Annual Program | 1,000,000 | 20,147,167 |
| Transportation | Sullivan Square / Rutherford Avenue | Charlestown | In Design | 900,000 | 14,759,403 |
| Transportation | Summer Street | South Boston | In Construction | 2,500,000 | 7,400,000 |
| Transportation | Walkable Streets | Various neighborhoods | Annual Program | 1,750,000 | 8,000,000 |
| Department total | 73,120,394 | 852,106,071 |