Public Hearing Notice  Chesterfield - North Road and Damon Pond Road Improvements

A Live Virtual Design Public Hearing will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed North Road & Damon Pond Road Improvements project in the Town of Chesterfield, MA.

Purpose:

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

Proposal:

The project proposes to reconstruct North Road & Damon Pond Road. North Road improvements are proposed from Main Rd (Rte. 143) to the intersection of North Road and Damon Pond Road. Damon Pond Road improvements are proposed from the intersection of North Road and Damon Pond Road to the Goshen town line. The total project length it approximately 2.5 miles. Improvements include full-depth reclamation and multiple culvert replacements along the length of the project, including the culvert at the base of the Damon Pond dam. Horizontal and vertical geometry will be adjusted to improve sight distance and user safety. Finally new pavement markings will be applied within the project limits.

A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The Town of Chesterfield 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 6340, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Project Management, Project File No. 608886. 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 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. 

This Live Virtual Design Public Hearing or a cancellation announcement will be hosted on this webpage.