3A Project History

Route 3A / Rotary / Summer Street Corridor


  • 2009 Rotary Analysis – Select Board held hearings to discuss alternative improvement plans 
  • 2013 MassDOT Road Safety Audit in response to neighborhood concerns with safety
  • 2014 Town requested a corridor study from the State; study was completed in 2016
  • 2015 Town Meeting approved $400,000 for design and permitting
  • 2017 Route 3A Task Force created by the Select Board 
  • 2018 Pilot road diet – data collected during simulated lane reduction from the rotary east to Rockland Street
  • 2019 Town Meeting appropriated $195,000 for design and permitting
  • 2019 Submission of 25 percent engineering design document to MassDOT
  • 2021 Town Meeting appropriated $200,000 additional engineering funds for completion of the design; construction cost estimate of $15.3 million
  • 2022 ‘Live Virtual’ Design Public Hearing hosted by MassDOT in January
  • 2023 MassDOT has assumed responsibility for design and construction costs through completion
  • 2024 New landscape subcontractor Copley Wolff began working on the project
  • 2024 GM2 has submitted 75 percent design documents to MassDOT; 
    • Revised cost estimate for the project approximates $30 million
    • Shifted to the 2026 TIP (Transportation Improvement Program) budget
    • Plans currently under review by MassDOT; awaiting their comments