Public Meeting Notice  Charlemont - ST 8A (West Hawley Road) over Deerfield River bridge replacement project

A Public Informational Meeting will be held by MassDOT to discuss the proposed ST 8A (West Hawley Road) over Deerfield River bridge replacement project in Charlemont, MA.

Purpose

The purpose of this meeting is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed West Hawley Road Bridge project. All views and comments made at the meeting will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.

Proposal:

The proposed project consists of the complete replacement of the existing bridge with a new bridge. The new bridge will be built in stages. During the construction stages, one southbound lane will be open while northbound traffic will be detoured approximately 2 miles via Tower Road. The new bridge will have an eastern sidewalk. The travel way will consist of two 5' bike lanes, two 2' buffers, and two 10' travel lanes. The pedestrian and bicycle accommodations have been provided in accordance with applicable design guides.

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 meeting, 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 meeting.

Any cancellation announcement will be posted on this website.