Kendall Square at MIT

Update #155

Kendall Square Construction Update March 18 - April 1

Street and Sidewalk Impacts

Pedestrians and cyclists please beware of construction vehicles coming and going.

Wadsworth Street – Roadway Conditions into March

Wadsworth Street pedestrian access has reopened the western sidewalk between Main and Amherst Streets on the 238 Main building and Muckley building side of the street. (W1)
Vehicular access between Amherst and Main streets is open. (W1)
Pedestrian access is closed across the Eastgate/Sloan parking lot. Pedestrian access to/from the Sloan building and garage will be from Main Street. The Sloan and Eastgate lot vehicular entrance continues to be from Main Street and closed at Wadsworth Street. (W2)
Pedestrian access is maintained to the E53/E52 ramp while Site 2 work is underway.
An exit gate personnel gate has been installed from Site 2.

Main Street

MBTA passengers switched to the new interim headhouse and entrance/exit so that crews can continue demolition as part of renovation and modernization of the existing headhouse leading to the Kendall Square inbound MBTA station. (M1)
MBTA project deliveries will intermittently take place at a gate off Main Street near the MBTA station.
The Site 2 project is underway in the parking area south of Eastgate (E55) closing the Hermann Garage.
The inner sidewalk is closed to pedestrians from Wadsworth to Main Street. The Main Street access to the Sloan Garage will remain open throughout construction. A Sloan drop off/pick-up space will be maintained.
An access driveway to Sloan Garage allows independent access to E62 (Sloan) and the garage without mixing with construction access for E55 demolition. Directional signage is posted and police details are on site to help direct traffic. (M2)
The Main Street entrance to Hayward Street (Gate 1) is open to vehicles entering the underground loading dock at the grad tower at Site 4 (E37), 238 Main Street and 314 Main Street.
A construction gate near Wadsworth will be the entrance for all Site 2 construction trucks and equipment. The existing gate will be the exit only for construction vehicles.

Hayward Street

Only construction vehicles and those going to the E40 loading dock are allowed to enter Hayward Street from Amherst Street.

Amherst Street

The medical lot is open to MIT medical patients with pedestrian access along Amherst Street and to Carleton Street near the HP spaces.

Carleton Street

Trucks and construction equipment will access the MBTA headhouse site. Concrete placements and demolition continues and cranes are on site.
The walkways to Dock and Main Streets and the MBTA Red Line station are open. Directional signage is in place.
Through access to Dock Street via Charlotte’s Way is open.

General Construction Update

Site 1: 165 Main Street

Sidewalk protection has been removed. Construction of the sidewalk is complete at the 165 Main entrance area. Pedestrian traffic is back on the sidewalks. Main Street re-paving and bike lane reconstruction are complete.
Penthouse equipment is complete. Commissioning is ongoing.
Interior finishes will continue to take place.
Lobby and Level 4 Leasing Offices are complete.
Installation of the podium unitized is complete.
Sitework and landscaping from Main Street to Broad Canal Way will continue through April 2022. New curbing on Broad Canal Way installed. New sidewalks on the south side are underway.

Site 2:

A hoist for E55 demolition has been installed on the south facade and may be operational from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Installation of an Eversource a temporary power yard is underway.
Abatement of Eastgate is complete.
Structural demolition of Eastgate using automatic jackhammers, which will create noise, is scheduled to begin on March 28^th.

Site 3: 238 Main Street

Fit-outs are underway inside the tower and 238 Main Street.
Most material deliveries continue to the underground loading dock in and out of Main Street at Hayward Street

Site 4: Grad Tower, 45 Hayward Street, and 292 Main Street

All material deliveries to the underground loading dock will continue to come in and out from Main Street.

Site 5: 314 Main Street

Open Space