Melrose To Begin Work On Emerson Street, Vinton Street Intersection

MELROSE, MA — The Melrose Department of Public Works (DPW) Engineering Division has announced that work to reconfigure the intersection of West Emerson Street and Vinton Street is scheduled to begin early next month.

The DPW said the work should start on Sept. 5 or Sept. 6 and "only take a couple of weeks." The department is urging motorists, cyclists and pedestrians to take an alternate route around the construction area while the work is being completed.

The improvements to the intersection will include creating a four-way stop and the realignment of curb ramps and crosswalks.

Officials said the construction work is being funded through a Shared Streets and Spaces Grant from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).

The grant, according to MassDOT, provides funding to municipalities and public transit authorities to quickly implement improvements to plazas, sidewalks, curbs, streets, bus stops, parking areas and other public spaces in support of public health, safe mobility and strengthened commerce.

Melrose officials said the DPW Engineering Division has worked with the traffic engineering consultant Stanec to develop plans to reconfigure the West Emerson/Vinton intersection.

More information about the construction project is available on the City of Melrose website.