Public Hearing Notice  Dennis/Yarmouth - Route 28 over Bass River bridge replacement, Main Street intersection improvements

A Live Virtual Design Public Hearing will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, D-07-004=Y-01-003, ROUTE 28 OVER BASS RIVER INCLUDING INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AT MAIN STREET (ROUTE 28)/NORTH MAIN STREET/OLD MAIN STREET project in Dennis and Yarmouth, MA.

Purpose:

The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, D-07-004=Y-01-003, ROUTE 28 OVER BASS RIVER INCLUDING INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS AT MAIN STREET (ROUTE 28)/NORTH MAIN STREET/OLD MAIN STREET 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 will replace Bridge D-O7-004/Y-01-003 which carries Route 28 over the Bass River between the towns of Dennis and Yarmouth. The new structure will include two travel lanes in each direction, shoulders, a sidewalk on the northern side of the bridge, and a shared-use path on the southern side of the bridge. The current design also proposes ornamental light fixtures and railings on each side of the bridge. When complete, the new bridge will provide safe and comfortable multi-modal access across the Bass River. The bridge will be demolished and reconstructed one side at a time, with two lanes of traffic maintained during construction. This project will be completed in coordination with the intersection improvements at Main Street (Route 28) at North Main Street and Old Main Street, in Yarmouth. The intersection improvement project will improve traffic visibility, improve road configurations, drainage, ADA and signage compliance, and pedestrian and bicycle accommodations.

A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 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., Acting Chief Engineer, via e-mail to dot.feedback.highway@state.ma.us or via US Mail to Suite 6340, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Major Projects, Project File No. 612574. Statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the public hearing transcript must be emailed or postmarked no later than ten (10) business days after the hearing is posted to 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 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 business days before the hearing/meeting. 

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