2009 Annual Report.pdf - Town of Milton

OTHER 2009 PROJECTS
Blue Hills Parkway and Brook Road Intersection Improvements - During
the fall of 2009, the Engineering Department oversaw the reconstruction of
Blue Hills Parkway between Eliot Street and Brook Road, a project that began
in FY 2008. The project included signalization of the intersection at Blue Hills
Parkway at Brook Road. The project also included the installation of new
streetlights, improved drainage, landscaped islands and tree plantings, and improved
pedestrian facilities.
Central Avenue Footprints Road Design- In early FY 08, the Engineering
Department submitted a revised 25% design to the Massachusetts Highway Department
for review and comment. In FY 09, the Engineering Department continued
to work with Mass Highway to revise the design based on their review,
and move the project closer to being earmarked for state funding on the Transportation
Improvement Plan. The project involves the reconstruction of Central
Avenue between Brook Road and Maple Street, including a bi-directional
off-road bike path along the Turner’s Pond side of the right-of-way, sidewalk
improvements, and reconfiguration of the Hinckley Street intersection to include
pedestrian crossing facilities and speed control. A 25% design hearing
is expected to be held in the fall of 2009.
Brook Road Tree Filter Box Installation - In 2008, the Milton Engineering
Department partnered up with the Neponset River Watershed Association
(NepRWA) to apply for a 319 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP) to improve surface water quality in Milton. During
FY 2009, a grant was awarded to Milton and NepRWA to install 14 tree
filter boxes along Brook Road (between Pierce School and St. Mary’s School)
and Lincoln St. The tree boxes at first glance appear to be just street tree and
grates, but are actually vaults designed to collect and clean stormwater runoff
from the street before it is discharged into Pine Tree Brook. The Engineering
Department completed the construction design and bid documents for this project
in house. A construction contract was awarded to Benedict Construction of
Weymouth, MA in September of 2008, and work was completed in the spring
of 2009.
HIGHWAY OPERATIONS - Mother Nature continues the erratic pattern
that it has delivered to us over the past few years. Precipitation levels overall
were above average for six months of the year with the remaining months well
below average. December once again proved to be the blockbuster for snowfall
with 30.4 inches falling, again tying for the fourth snowiest on record. And
again snowfall far exceeded the average with total accumulations just above 89
inches. Temperatures continue to mirror the erratic precipitation patterns. Over-
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