Somerville Junction Park Redesign Construction Kick-off Community Meeting and Groundbreaking Ceremony

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, Ward 5 City Councilor Beatriz Gomez Mouakad, and the City’s Division of Public Space and Urban Forestry invite you to a virtual community meeting to learn about upcoming construction to improve and expand Somerville Junction Park.

Somerville Junction Park is an important neighborhood asset and a key resting place along the Community Path. The redesign will increase the park’s total area from 0.6 acres to 1.43 acres by eliminating 0.83 acres of asphalt, while also adding gathering spaces with picnic tables and a variety of seating options, hammock posts, bike racks and a repair station, among other amenities. The updated park will also feature new trees and native pollinator plantings to help cool the air and increase biodiversity. Construction will begin in mid-August and is expected to continue through December 2024.

The virtual meeting will take place on Monday, August 14, at 6 p.m. At this meeting, City staff will review the final design, outline the construction process and timeline, and answer questions. To learn more and register to attend the meeting, go to somervillema.gov/junctionpark.

Groundbreaking Ceremony

Later in the week, Mayor Ballantyne, Councilor Gomez Mouakad, and City staff invite you to a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction. The event will take place on the park site at 114 Central St. on Wednesday, August 16, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. (rain date: Friday, August 18, from 9:30-10:30 a.m.). To learn more, visit somervillema.gov/junctionpark.

Persons with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e., CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures in order to access the programs, activities, and meetings of the City of Somerville should please contact Adrienne Pomeroy in advance at 617-625-6600 x 2059 or apomeroy@somervillema.gov.

This event will be videotaped by the City’s GovTV team. Watch it on-demand with optional closed-captioning (select the CC icon) on YouTube.com/SomervilleCityTV. Or watch on cable TV at GovTV Comcast Ch. 22 and GovTV Astound (RCN) Ch. 13 & 613. Videos generally post within one business day of recording.