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Sudbury’s Department of Public Works (DPW) Director, Tina Rivard, joined the Select Board meeting on January 6, and explained that Town’s strategy to meet demand for expanded sidewalks.
Rivard walked through a financial analysis of priority walkways identified in a planning process that took place in 2000. At the time, the estimated cost to add sidewalks to 16 miles of roadways throughout town was $2.8 million. Using today’s pricing, Rivard’s team estimated the same 16 miles would cost over $27 million to construct today. For context, the estimated budget for Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School in Fiscal Year 2027 is about $40 million.
Rivard went on to explain that the DPW is exploring adding sidewalks along the entire length of Marlboro Road, and on Old Lancaster Road between Goodman’s Hill and Concord Road. She estimated the Marlboro Road sidewalk would cost $2.5 million, while the Old Lancaster sidewalk would cost approximately $1.3 million.
Notably, while it appeared to many residents as though the 2000 Walkway Report was never actioned upon, Rivard informed the board that the Town has completed five miles of the originally identified 16 miles of walkways since 2000. Moving forward, she informed the board the DPW would be taking the following actions:
The discussion with the Select Board can be viewed at timestamp 1:10:00 below.
The full presentation is available here: