Public Hearing Notice  Amesbury – Riverwalk connector to the Salisbury Point Ghost Trail

A Design Public Hearing will be held by MassDOT to discuss the proposed Amesbury - Riverwalk Connector to the Salisbury Point Ghost Trail project in Amesbury, MA.

Purpose:

The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed Amesbury - Riverwalk Connector to the Salisbury Point Ghost Trail project. All views and comments made at the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.

Proposal:

The proposed project consists of constructing a 10-foot wide paved accessible shared-use path between the end of the Amesbury-Salisbury Trail Connector project at Elm Street and the east end of the Amesbury Riverwalk at Rocky Hill Road. The connection will be approximately one-third of a mile and will traverse the back side of the Carriagetown Marketplace property at 100 Macy Rd. The project will include the construction of a shared-used path facility for bicycle and pedestrian users and will connect to the Ghost Trail via recently built bike lanes on Elm St.

A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The City is responsible for acquiring all needed rights in private or public lands. MassDOT’s policy concerning land acquisitions will be discussed at this hearing.

Written views received by MassDOT subsequent to the date of this notice and up to five (5) days prior to the date of the hearing shall be displayed for public inspection and copying at the time and date listed above. Plans will be on display one-half hour before the hearing begins, with an engineer in attendance to answer questions regarding this project. A project handout will be made available on the MassDOT website listed below.

Project inquiries, written statements and other exhibits regarding the proposed undertaking may be submitted to Carrie E. Lavallee, P.E., Chief Engineer, via e-mail to MassDOTProjectManagement@dot.state.ma.us or via US Mail to Suite 7550, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Project Management, Project File No. 611977. Statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the public hearing transcript must be emailed or postmarked no later than ten (10) business days (14 calendar days) after the hearing is hosted on the MassDOT website listed below.

This location is accessible to people with disabilities. MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (including but not limited to interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, open or closed captioning for videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats, such as audio tapes, Braille and large print), as available. For accommodation or language assistance, please contact MassDOT’s Chief Diversity and Civil Rights Officer by phone (857-368-8580), fax (857-368-0602), TTD/TTY (857-368-0603) or by email (MassDOT.CivilRights@dot.state.ma.us). Requests should be made as soon as possible prior to the hearing, and for more difficult to arrange services including sign-language, CART or language translation or interpretation, requests should be made at least ten (10) business days before the hearing.
 

In case of inclement weather, a cancellation announcement will be posted on this website.