Construction crews this week kicked off a $31.1-million revamp of one of the most congested, pedestrian-unfriendly suburban roadways in Greater Boston.
Decades in the making, the Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation project will overhaul the 1.7-mile long Newton/Needham Corridor, a major commercial and retail artery just outside of Boston that is packed with both businesses and traffic, with an average daily vehicle count of 28,000.