Public Meeting Notice  Cape Cod Bridges Project open house

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will host an in-person recreation open house in Bourne, MA for the proposed replacement of the Cape Cod Bridges.

Purpose

The purpose of this recreation open house is to initiate the public notice and comment period required by Section 4(f) of the DOT Act regarding “direct use” of parks and recreation properties, share information and graphics regarding potential wayfinding signage, and provide an update on the status of the project, bridge design, roadway approaches, and multimodal accommodations. MassDOT will receive and consider public comments at the open house.

Proposal

The project proposes a “direct use” of Bourne Scenic Park, Sagamore Recreation Area, Bourne Recreation Area, Gallo Ice Arena, and Keith Field Recreation Area. MassDOT intends to make a determination that use of these properties constitutes a “de minimis” impact because the work will not adversely affect the activities, features, or attributes that make these properties eligible for protection under Section 4(f) of the DOT Act.

MassDOT welcomes public comments, and they should be submitted within two weeks of the open house. Comments should be submitted via the Project’s online comment form, submitted via email to luisa.paiewonsky@dot.state.ma.us, or mailed to Luisa Paiewonsky, Executive Director, Megaprojects Delivery Office, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, 10 Park Plaza, Suite 4160, Boston, MA 02116.

This scope of work includes the replacement of the Bourne and Sagamore Bridges, providing new connections to the local roadway network and improving multimodal accommodations surrounding the Cape Cod Canal area.

This event is accessible to people with disabilities. MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request and as available (e.g., interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, live captioning, videos, assistive listening devices, and alternate material formats).  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 prior to the event, 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 event. 

In the event of inclement weather, a cancelation announcement will be posted on this website.