Public Hearing Notice  Lawrence – Community Day Arlington Improvements (Safe Routes to School)

A Virtual Design Public Hearing will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed project in Lawrence, MA.

Purpose: 

The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed 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 the reconstruction of curb ramps, driveway aprons, and sidewalk to improve accessibility; upgrading crosswalks with high visibility pavement markings and warning signs; construction of sidewalk bump outs at Arlington Street/Lawrence Street and Arlington Street/Hampshire Street to reduce crossing distances, improving sight lines, reducing vehicle speeds; replacing school zone beacons to reduce speeding, and installing a raised sidewalk/island along Arlington Street at the school driveway to define traffic flow and parking zones and reduce conflict between pedestrians and vehicles during school pick/up drop-off. The Project proposes to install an overhead all-way-STOP flashing beacon at Arlington Street/Lawrence Street and upgrade pedestrian signals at Arlington Street/Broadway with countdown signal heads and accessible pushbuttons to improve pedestrian accessibility and safety. The limited available width of the existing street layout cannot accommodate bicycles.

A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The city 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 7550, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Project Management, Project File No. 612002. Statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the 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. 

This Virtual Design Public Hearing or a cancellation announcement will be published/ on this website.