Public Hearing Notice  Dedham - Improvements at the Avery Elementary School, Safe Routes to School project

A Design Public Hearing will be held to present the design for the proposed improvements at the Avery Elementary School, Safe Routes to School project in Dedham, MA.

Purpose:

The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed Safe Routes to School improvements at the Avery Elementary School. 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 improvements along Whiting Avenue spanning from the Avery Elementary School driveway to Walnut Street. Key improvements along Whiting Avenue include restriping the roadway to incorporate buffered bicycle lanes, and the reconstruction of cement concrete sidewalk with vertical granite curbing along both sides of the roadway. At the intersection of Whiting Avenue and Walnut Street, a fully actuated traffic signal is proposed along with ADA/AAB compliant pedestrian curb ramps. Additional improvements include, but are not limited to, minor drainage work, pavement resurfacing, pavement marking and sign upgrades and other incidental improvements.

A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The Town of Dedham is responsible for acquiring all needed rights in private or public lands. MassDOT’s policy concerning land acquisitions will be presented at 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. 612804. 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.

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.

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