Medford Outlines Pavement Plan for Freedom Way Street has been accepted as a public way, allowing the City to make necessary upgrades and fixes

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 24, 2022

Contact: Steve Smirti, Director of Communications (ssmirti@medford-ma.gov), 516-606-1524

 

 

Medford Outlines Pavement Plan for Freedom Way

Street has been accepted as a public way, allowing the City to make necessary upgrades and fixes

 

(MEDFORD)­—Freedom Way, a high trafficked private way that residents travel daily on to access the Andrews Middle School, McGlynn Elementary and Middle School, Hormel Stadium and LoConte Rink, was officially accepted as a public way at the request of Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn at the City Council’s July meeting.

 

With this new designation, the City can now begin its plan to repair, repave and ultimately rebuild this route which has been the cause of much frustration and angst for residents for years. The Engineering Department, working with the Department of Public Works, will begin the process of milling the road and adding a new top layer of asphalt this fall. While a top-level repaving will make the road more navigable and safer in the short term, the City is planning for a full road rebuild that includes new curb cuts, sidewalk accessibility improvements and drainage upgrades in addition to a completely new road system. That project is expected to be completed over the next two to three years.

 

“Some of our most beloved public spaces are accessible on Freedom Way, yet no effort was made to bring the maintenance of this route under City control,” Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn said. “Now that we have made it a public way, the City will be able to effectively and efficiently plan for the future of the road, spend funds that otherwise are not eligible on private ways, and make it much more drivable for residents.”

 

In addition to the work being done on Freedom Way, the City had identified approximately 90 roads as candidates for crack sealing from the street and sidewalk assessment that was done. About one third will be done this fall and the City’s plan is to complete the remaining streets during the next construction season. A list of roads that will be repaired this year, and roads slated for the next year can be found here. The City is currently completing a comprehensive patchwork plan and will release the finalized version soon.

 

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Steve Smirti

Director of Communications | Office of Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn

Medford City Hall

85 George P Hassett Dr, Medford, MA 02155

781-393-2529 (office)

516-606-1524 (mobile)

ssmirti@medford-ma.gov

www.medfordma.org

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