LYNN — A series of infrastructure projects are moving ahead this spring across Lynn while city contractors and state agencies tackle sidewalk upgrades, street paving, and long-term improvements to pedestrian and cyclist safety.
The Northern Strand Trail extension continues to make progress through South Common, Market Street and the Lynnway. Crews are currently installing new signal equipment along the multi-use path, with the project expected to be completed by November 2026.
On Broadway, sidewalk replacement is underway between Bacheller Street and Miller Place. Although the full contract runs through June 2027, MassDOT anticipates that most of the work will be completed this construction season. Additional landscaping and plantings are likely to take place in spring 2026.
Hanson Street is also undergoing reconstruction, but progress is on hold as the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority installs a water main between the Lynnway and Harbor Park. Once utility work is complete, the city will proceed with rebuilding the roadway and sidewalks. The project is scheduled to wrap up by June 2026.
Meanwhile, the Department of Public Works has announced this year’s list of roadway paving projects funded through Chapter 90 state aid. Streets scheduled for repaving include:
- Chatham Street, from Collins to Birch and from Essex to Lewis
- Chestnut Street, from Peach to Grant
- Maple Street, from Chatham to Euclid
- Holyoke Street, from Gardiner to Myrtle
- Walnut Street, from Atkinson to Robinson
- Ford Street
- Washington Avenue
- Murray Street
- Mall Street
- High Street
On Bennett Street, work is moving forward now that National Grid has completed electrical hookups to the nearby pump station as of April 8, according to the Lynn Water and Sewer Commission. With permanent power in place, crews are preparing to begin wet well testing and final system checks over the next four to six weeks. Installation of a 72-inch drainage pipe from Market to Commercial Street is about 75% complete, and crews are currently working to cross under the Saugus Force Main using box culverts.
If construction stays on track, the station and the first major commercial drainage line could be operational within two months — roughly the same timeline as the city’s $75 million wastewater treatment plant upgrade, which is also nearing completion.
