Common Street

Common Street Reconstruction

Common Street is an important connector linking Watertown with Belmont. It also serves as an important connection to the Watertown High School and Victory Field. The goals of this project is to provide a “complete streets” approach to the Common Street corridor to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, improve traffic operations, and increase safety at the five-legged intersection of Common Street, Orchard Street, and Church Street.

Common Street Rendering Satelite

Latest Scheduling Updates:

Binder (first) course paving of Orchard Street Extension and Spring Street has been rescheduled for Wednesday, April 8th. The next major task will include curbing on these streets and the remainder of Columbia Street. We are working with the contractor to develop an updated “3-week look-ahead” to post below.

Project Updates & Documents:

Project Updates: 

  1. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead August 17, 2020
  2. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead July 27, 2020
  3. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead July 20, 2020
  4. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead July 6, 2020
  5. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead June 15 2020
  6. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead June 8, 2020
  7. Common Street 3 Week Look Ahead April 20, 2020
  8. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead April 6, 2020
  9. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead March 9, 2020
  10. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead November 18, 2019
  11. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead October 14, 2019
  12. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead September 30, 2019
  13. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead September 16, 2019
  14. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead September 3, 2019
  15. Common_Street_3-Week_Look_Ahead_August 19, 2019
  16. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead July 22, 2019
  17. Common_Street_3-Week_Look_Ahead_July_8_2019
  18. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead June 24, 2019
  19. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead June 10, 2019
  20. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead May 20, 2019
  21. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead May 13, 2019
  22. Common Street 3-Week Look Ahead April 29, 2019
  23. Common Street Construction Notice April 4, 2019

Design & Construction

  1. Common Street Bike-Pedestrian Plan (PDF)
  2. Common Street Presentation - May 14, 2015 (PDF)
  3. Common Street Rendering Satelite
  4. Roundabouts - The Sustainable Intersection Choice (PDF)
  5. Common Street Landscaping Plan (PDF)
  6. Common Street Striping Plan