Beverly's Downtown Cabot Street Reconstruction Project To Resume

BEVERLY, MA — The Cabot Street Project — put on hold during part of the coronavirus health crisis — is set to resume with resurfacing work starting on Monday.

This phase of the project will include resurfacing the roadway between Pond Street and Federal Street.

Officials said "all attempts will be made to keep two lanes of traffic open as much as possible. However, lane closures and detours may occur."

Public parking lots will remain open and easily accessible.

The project was placed on hold last spring as the city sought to "navigate the effect the pandemic has had on downtown businesses."

The totality of the project includes reconstructing the road downtown from Winter Street to Abbott Street, sidewalk widening and making improvements consistent with the Beverly Bicycle Plan.

The Beverly City Council approved an additional $1.4 million last spring to replace and repair century-old water pipes under Cabot Street as project costs ballooned amid what Mayor Mike Cahill called "quite a few surprises" crews found when work began on what was originally a $2.4 million project.

The project is intended to eventually increase the number of new street trees planted, include sidewalk bump-outs and more lightning aimed at increasing pedestrian traffic.

"Please continue to patron your downtown businesses during this time," officials requested.

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)

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