Public Hearing Notice  Braintree – Reconstruction of Allen Street

A Design Public Hearing will be held to present the design for the proposed project in Braintree, MA.

Purpose:

The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed project. All views and comments submitted in response to the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.

Proposal:

The proposed project consists of correcting existing problems on Allen Street including deteriorated pavement, sidewalk, curbing, and retaining wall conditions, narrow roadways with insufficient street parking, traffic obstruction caused by street parking, and troublesome intersections.

The project area generally includes the intersection of Allen Street, Shaw Street, and Thayer Road, along with the entire eastern segment of Allen Street branching from the intersection. This eastern segment of Allen Street spans approximately 0.26 miles from the Shaw Street/Thayer Street intersection to its intersection with Quincy Avenue (Route 53). The limits of each of the other roadway approaches at the intersection extend approximately 50 feet each, except for Thayer Road, which extends approximately 100 feet.

Bicycle accommodation consisting of an 8’ Shared Use Path have been provided in accordance with applicable design guides.

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

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. 613727. 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 held.

This hearing 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 hearing.

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