Rutherford Avenue / Sullivan Square Design Project

The project will address fundamental safety, accessibility, and mobility issues within the existing corridor. The project includes:

• An at-grade design design that eliminates flood-prone, space-intensive, and costly underpasses
• Reorientation of the project area to serve pedestrians, with expansion of sidewalks, more crosswalks, and a linear park
• Replacement of the existing crash-prone Sullivan Square Circle with a more neighborhood-scaled street grid
• Opportunities for improved transit access and service including bus priority lanes
• Traffic engineering to limit cut-through traffic on Charlestown streets
• Coordination with improvements to the John J. Ryan Playground as well as new development projects