Sidewalks and Bike Lanes Coming to Route 123 Corridor
Abington, MA · September 29, 2026
Overcast skies are holding steady overhead this morning, but you will find plenty of community warmth between morning playgroups and evening book discussions.
The Lead
MassDOT has unveiled a $33 million redesign plan for the 2.34-mile Route 123 corridor, bringing long-awaited pedestrian and cyclist safety improvements between Lyman Street in Brockton and Ashland Street in Abington. Known locally along this stretch as Brockton Avenue, the route has historically lacked continuous sidewalks and dedicated bicycle facilities, leaving walkers and riders navigating narrow margins alongside heavy regional traffic.
Beyond adding new sidewalks and striped, buffered bike lanes, state planners have targeted dangerous pinch points for complete overhauls. Key changes include updated traffic signals at Quincy Street—consistently ranked among the state's highest-crash intersections—and a realignment of the complex five-way junction where Green, Martin, and Mill streets meet Route 123. MassDOT engineers are currently consolidating feedback gathered from municipal officials and summer public hearings before finalizing the project's engineering timeline.
Local Pulse
Town Seeks Four Trash Advisory Volunteers City Hall Residents can apply now for open advisory seats guiding upcoming municipal solid waste contracts and household recycling policies.
Police Department Ends Automated Camera Contract Safety Abington police will cancel their agreement with Flock Safety and request the removal of license plate reading cameras.
Memorial Field Bathroom Upgrades Enter Bidding Parks Contractors are submitting proposals to convert an existing storage facility into two modern public restrooms for field visitors.
Today's Outlook
- High 61°F · Low 54°F — Overcast
- Grab a light jacket to keep comfortable under persistent cloud cover all day.
What's On Around Town
Today
Preschool Playgroup Abington Public Library (600 Gliniewicz Way), 11:15 AM–Noon · Free Stories, songs, and socializing for preschoolers and their adult caregivers.
Special Topics Book Club Abington Public Library (600 Gliniewicz Way), 7:00 PM · Free Engaging discussion centered on Etaf Rum's novel in the Copeland Room.
Rock Voices Open Rehearsal Pond Plain Improvement Association (330 Pond St), Weymouth, 7:00 PM · Free Sing along with an all-rock community choir welcoming new voices tonight.
Tomorrow
- Registered Toddler Time Abington Public Library (600 Gliniewicz Way), 10:30–10:50 AM · Free
- Read to a Dog Whitman Public Library (100 Webster St), Whitman, 4:00–4:10 PM · Free
- Grief and Loss Support Group Whitman Public Library (100 Webster St), Whitman, 6:00–7:00 PM · Free
Thursday
- Preschool Play & Learn Rockland Memorial Library (20 Belmont St), Rockland, 10:30–11:30 AM · Free
- Adult Crochet Club Brockton Public Library (304 Main St), Brockton, 6:00 PM · Free
- Comics and Graphic Novel Talk Back Abington Public Library (600 Gliniewicz Way), 7:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Ames Nowell State Park
- The 612-acre park bears the name of Ames Nowell, grandson of 35th Massachusetts Governor Oliver Ames. When private owner Edwin Holmes fell behind on taxes during the Great Depression, Nowell stepped in to acquire the forested watershed surrounding Cleveland Pond.
Abington Daily Digest — compiled from local sources as of 6 AM. For breaking updates, follow your local newsrooms.
Sent with care by MailerDot — your city, every morning.