Public Hearing Notice  MassDOT Districts 2 and 3 – vulnerable road user crosswalk installation at state signals - multiple locations

A Virtual Design Public Hearing will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed project in MassDOT Districts 2 and 3 including Southwick, Westfield, Hadley, and Auburn.

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:

This project includes pedestrian safety improvements such as changes to traffic signal timing, phasing, coordination, and detection, addition or reconstruction of curb ramps and crosswalks, providing Accessible Pedestrian Signals 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. Bicycle infrastructure improvements are outside the scope of this project. The project locations include: 

• Hadley - Route 9 at the Hampshire Mall Driveway 
• Westfield - Route 20 at Delmont Avenue 
• Westfield - Route 20 from the Walmart Driveway to East Mountain Road
• Southwick - Routes 10 and 202 at Route 168 and Vining Hill Road 
• Auburn - Route 12 at Oxford Street North in Auburn.

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. 616304. 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.

MassDOT provides translation, interpretation, and other reasonable accommodations upon request. Requests should be made at least ten (10) business days prior to the event. Please contact MassDOT’s Highway Project Accommodations office at MassDOTHighwayProjectAccommodations@dot.state.ma.us for your accommodation needs.

This hearing will be hosted, or a cancellation announcement posted, on this website.