724 Amvets Memorial Highway

The 724 is a proposed transit line of the SMART system, running mostly parallel to State Route 24. Running from Braintree Station to the Westgate Mall in Brockton, the route serves the Avon Industrial Park and the Stoughton Technology Center, as well as several shopping plazas and apartment communities along the way.

## Route description

SMART's Route 724 is a route that operates between Braintree Station and the Westgate Mall in Brockton. The route follows the path of the 720 to North Randolph and splits onto High Street, closely paralleling State Route 24 (also called Amvets Memorial Highway or Fall River Expressway) until the Westgate Mall in Brockton.

## Points of interest along the route

### Braintree

* **Braintree Station** averages 5,000 passengers per day.
* **South Shore Place** is a 45,000 square foot retail space, averaging 231,000 vehicles per day. 95,000 people live within a 3 mile radius; about 4,000 within 1 mile. The immediate area is a destination for shopping, dining, lodging, business, and entertainment, with two hotels, a movie theater, and an office park.
* **Braintree Logan Express** buses depart every 20 minutes starting at the top of the hour, beginning as early as 2:00 am on weekdays and as late at 1:15 am daily. Travel time is typically between 30 and 45 minutes. The Braintree route is the system's busiest, with over 740,000 annual riders.
* **Ridge at Blue Hills** is a 140-unit luxury apartment community off Forbes Drive near the border of Braintree and Randolph.

### Randolph

* **Great Pond** is a 300-unit luxury apartment community off Pacella Park Drive.
* **Gateway Plaza** is a 2,500 square foot retail space encompassed by **North Randolph**.
* **North Randolph** is a suburban neighborhood (based on population density) located in Randolph, Massachusetts. North Randolph real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (3 or 4 bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and apartment complexes. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the North Randolph neighborhood are older and well-established, built between 1940 and 1969.  Shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Randolph, the North Randolph neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting. 15% of this neighborhood's residents have Haitian ancestry and 5% have Jamaican ancestry, more than nearly any neighborhood in America. Additionally, 14% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Vietnamese at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With a nice mix of unique character, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the North Randolph neighborhood rates highly as a friendly place to live. Transfer ava**ilable to Route 240 (2,912 riders per wkday) and BAT12 (2,729 riders per wkday).**
* **Royal Crest** is a 95-unit condominium community near the Pond and North Main Street intersection in Randolph.
* **Franklin Square** is a 69-unit condominium community near the Canton and High Street intersection in Randolph.
* **Chestnut West**, also called **Rosemont Square,** is a 504-unit apartment community in Randolph.

**Stoughton/Randolph**

* **Stoughton Technology Center,** whose *southern* end borders the northern end of the **Avon Industrial Park**, has big box facilities like BJ's and Kohl's, some retail, office, and light industry; Amazon has over 125 employees; this number more than doubles during peak season (September to January).  At the northern end is the Randolph half of the **Route 139/24 commercial district**, which includes two hotels, several shopping plazas, a movie theater,  a night club, several restaurants, and a post office, amongst other establishments. This area has high pedestrian activity.

### Stoughton

* **Bell Stoughton** is a 241-unit luxury apartment community encompassed by the Technology Center.
* The Stoughton half of the **Route 139/24 commercial district** encompasses Turnpike Street in front of Stoughton **Target**, which handles nearly 28,000 vehicles per day.
* **North Stoughton Village** is a 100-unit apartment community.
* **Merchants Plaza** in Avon, which includes Ikea, Jordan's Furniture, and approximately 2 million SF of retail, office, entertainment, office, and medical establishments, has a traffic count in excess of 30,000 vehicles per day.
* **RK Plaza** on the Stoughton/Brockton border averages a traffic count of 27,000 vehicles per day. 78,000 people live within three miles of the plaza.

### Brockton

* **Westgate** comprises the northwest corner of Brockton, Massachusetts, bordered by Stoughton and Easton. Westgate real estate is primarily made up of shopping plazas and apartment complexes. The area is a destination for healthcare, shopping, dining, lodging, entertainment, and recreation. Located at the intersection of State Routes 24 and 27,  **Westgate Mall**,  is called the “centerpiece of the largest retail hub on Route 24”.  Nearly 126,000 cars visit this regional center daily. **Oak Street Walmart** is on the route. The apartment communities nearby are
* **Hamilton Oaks,** a 132-unit apartment community.
* **The Pines,** a 120-unit affordable housing community.
* **Madrid Square,** a 324-unit condominium community.
* **Chatham West,** a 572-unit affordable housing community.
* **Chateaux Westgate,** a 200-unit condominium community.

## Timepoints

*Southbound*

**Timepoints without Target and Ikea diversion**

*Northbound*

**Timepoints without Target and Ikea diversion**