Andover Begins $500K Tewksbury Street Sidewalk Project Through Complete Streets

ANDOVER, MA — Construction is underway on a new sidewalk along Tewksbury Street in Ballardvale, a project the town says is intended to improve pedestrian access and connectivity on a key local roadway.

The work will add about 2,000 feet of new sidewalk between Yardley Road and Oak Street.

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The town said the sidewalk addition on Tewksbury Street was identified as a priority in multiple town planning documents, including Andover's Sidewalk Inventory and Pedestrian Master Plan and the Complete Streets Prioritization Plan.

The project marks a first for Andover under the state's Complete Streets program.

Nearly $500,000 in grant funding is supporting construction.