Stone Pillar Engineering Limited was hired by MIT as the General Contractor for the reconstruction of a one-mile section of Vassar Street on the MIT campus. The street, which bisects the main campus, was rebuilt as the central spine with greater emphasis on pedestrian and bicycle facilities. Award-winning landscape architect Carol R. Johnson Associates designed a signature boulevard featuring widened sidewalks, particularly along the main campus where pedestrian traffic will be highest, and one of the region’s first large cycle tracks.

The streetscape also features 73,200 SF of concrete pavers, 109 new elm trees, 3,800 CY of “Pine & Swallow” structural planting soil, extensive site furniture, and a $275,000 irrigation system. Additional scope included new lighting, electrical infrastructure, drainage, and extensive environmental remediation.