Public Hearing Notice  MassDOT Districts 2, 3, 4, and 5 – VRU missing crosswalks at state signals at multiple locations

• Aviso de audiencia pública virtual de diseño - Distritos 2, 3, 4 y 5 de MassDOT
• Aviso de audiência pública virtual de design - Distritos 2, 3, 4 e 5 do MassDOT
• વર્ચ્યુઅલ ડિઝાઇન જાહેર સુનાવણીની સૂચના - માસડોટ જિલ્લાઓ 2, 3, 4, અને 5

A Virtual Design Public Hearing will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed project at the following seven (7) locations:

• Chicopee – Route 116 at Meadow Street
• Worcester – Plantation Street at I-290 Eastbound off ramp and Worcester Housing Authority Driveway
• Billerica – Route 3A at Wyman Road and Webb Brook Road
• Salem - Route 107 at Swampscott Road and Dipietro Avenue
• Woburn – Route 3 at Revere Road
• North Attleborough – Routes 1 and 1A at Emerald Square Mall North Driveway
• Falmouth – Route 28A at Route 151 and County Road

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 proposed project consists of upgrades at 7 locations for vulnerable road users at or near MassDOT owned traffic signals near bus stops in Districts 2, 3, 4, and 5 as listed above. Improvements will include some or all of the following: changes to traffic signal timing, phasing, coordination and detection; the addition or reconstruction of curb ramps and crosswalks; providing accessible pedestrian signal push buttons with countdown pedestrian signal heads; reconstruction of sidewalks connecting signalized intersections with bus stops; restricting right turns on red and minor geometric changes.

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., 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. 614241-614242-614243. 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 hearing will be hosted, or a cancellation announcement posted, on this website.