Future Renovation Proposals

(hopefully before the Canton Viaduct's 175th Anniversary in 2010)

Renderings created for the Electrification project in 1993.  The project included rebuilding the smaller vehicular arch to match the original arch, but that never happened.

Canton's Town Planner proposed the addition of a second vehicular arch (to match the original) and the addition of two pedestrian arches back in 1941.   The second vehicular arch was eventually built (12 years later) but it was much smaller and used concrete instead of granite.  The pedestrian arches were never built.

Courtesy of the MBTA/Amtrak

The Northeast Corridor Improvement Project

HDR Engineering Inc., Engineers

McGinley, Hart & Associates, Architects

Peter M. Whitman, Illustrator

Vehicle Arch Renovation

Original Vehicular Arch sidewalk - remove sidewalk to expand the road area

Second vehicular arch rehabilitation - demo existing concrete arch, build back with granite from the old Sharon quarry in a style identical to the original vehicular arch, make apex of arch equal to height of original vehicular arch, bottom of arch should tie into the buttresses allowing for greater clearance, relocate USGS marker to center of the viaduct wall section (deck arch 11)

Interior access - Open an arch in one side of wall, add doors and interior lighting

Lighting - Add lights in apex of river arches, both vehicular arches and wing wall tunnel.  Add lights at the waterfall for night viewing, add ground lights at the deck arches

Park - Add an American Flag and flag pole, provide lighting for night viewing

Nominate as a National Historic Landmark

Protect buttresses and walls where vehicles pass thru with concrete barriers

Engrave "1835" on the outside face of the buttresses between the vehicle arches on both sides, add lights to show the dates at night, add floral displays underneath the dates.

Add am American flag to Viaduct Park with a light for night display, also add 24 star American flag to show the flag that was flown when the Viaduct was complete.

Add Wayside Exhibits and connecting paths laid in brick in Viaduct park.

Use brick sidewalks thru pedestrian arches and around Viaduct Park.

Add gas lights at pedestrian openings and around at Viaduct Park.

Add a webcam to view trains passing over the Canton Viaduct from the internet.

Add a wrought iron fence at the outside of the brick sidewalk around Viaduct Park.

Relocate Doty Tavern to POD
Connect condo riverfront paths to cv park with tunnels
Add mile marker at viaduct park
Add street clock