Public Meeting Notice

Public Meeting Notice  Beverly - Bridge replacement, Bridge Street over Bass River (Hall-Whitaker drawbridge)

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Address

Beverly Middle School, 502 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA 01915

Overview

An In-Person Public Information Meeting will be hosted by MassDOT at the location below to present the upcoming temporary bridge construction as part of the bridge replacement, B-11-001, Bridge Street over Bass River (Hall-Whitaker Drawbridge) project in Beverly, MA. Information on the permanent bridge design and updates on the replacement of the adjacent Kernwood Avenue Bridge (Beverly-Salem) will also be presented.

Purpose:

The purpose of this meeting is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the temporary bridge construction for the BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, B-11-001, bridge replacement, B-11-001, Bridge Street over Bass River (Hall-Whitaker Drawbridge) project. All views and comments submitted in response to the meeting will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.

Proposal:

MassDOT will provide information on the upcoming construction of the temporary bridge for the Bridge Street Bridge (Hall-Whitaker Drawbridge). The status of the designs for the permanent bridge replacements for the Hall-Whitaker Bridge and the adjacent Kernwood Avenue Drawbridge (Beverly-Salem) will also be discussed.

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 MassDOTMajorProjects@dot.state.ma.us or via US Mail to Suite 7210, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Major Projects, Project File No. 608514. Statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the public meeting transcript must be emailed or postmarked no later than ten (10) business days after the meeting is posted to the MassDOT website listed below.

This meeting is accessible to people with disabilities. MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (e.g interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, live captioning, videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats), as available. For accommodation or language assistance, please contact MassDOT’s Chief Diversity and Civil Rights Officer by phone (857-368-8580), TTD/TTY at (857) 266-0603, fax (857) 368-0602 or by email (MassDOT.CivilRights@dot.state.ma.us). Requests should be made as soon as possible and 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 business days before the meeting.

Updates to this Public Information Meeting or a cancellation announcement can be accessed on this website. 

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