State grants Weymouth $3.5 million for intersection, road improvements on Middle Street

Jessica Trufant, The Patriot Ledger
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WEYMOUTH ‒ The town will receive $3.5 million from the state to improve the intersection at the entrance of Libbey Industrial Parkway.

The grant, awarded through the state’s MassWorks infrastructure program, will allow the town to add a right-turn lane on the northbound side of Middle Street at Libbey Industrial Parkway. The northbound road currently has just one lane for traffic turning right onto Libbey Parkway, continuing straight on Middle Street or turning left into Tara Gardens.

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Through the project, Middle Street will be widened and a new retaining wall will be built to allow for a dedicated right-turn only lane.

Quincy-based developer FoxRock Properties is constructing a three-story, 69,000-square-foot commercial building at 200 Libbey Industrial Parkway, which Boston Children’s Hospital will lease for medical offices. The project is expected to draw 150 employees to the site.

The Middle Street upgrade will accommodate the Boston Children’s Hospital building and future medical facilities in the area.

A rendering of a medical building FoxRock is building at 200 Libbey Parkway in Weymouth.
A rendering of a medical building FoxRock is building at 200 Libbey Parkway in Weymouth.

An additional 40,000 square feet of medical offices is planned for 7 Performance Drive, which will have an estimated 85 employees. The developer, FRP Quincy Development LLC, will be contributing all engineering services and $200,000 to the town for the improvement project.

“The funding from MassWorks allows us to help mitigate future traffic increases at the intersection of Middle Street and Libbey Industrial Parkway and support the commercial development in the area,” Mayor Robert Hedlund said.

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In addition to the right-turn-only lane at the intersection of Middle Street and Libbey Industrial Parkway, money will be used to install 2,500 feet of sidewalk and curbing for pedestrian access down Libbey Parkway from the bus stop on Middle Street.

Other improvements include new crosswalks and a flashing beacon for crossing Libbey Industrial Parkway. The existing traffic signal equipment will be relocated and upgraded to include the new turning lane.

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