Public Hearing Notice  Monson and Palmer – Bridge Replacement, M-27-007=P-01-007, State Avenue over the Quaboag River

A Virtual Design Public Hearing will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed Bridge Replacement, M-27-007=P-01-007, State Avenue over the Quaboag River project in the municipalities of Monson and Palmer, MA.

Purpose:

The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed Bridge Replacement, M-27-007=P-01-007, State Avenue over the Quaboag River project.  All views and comments submitted in response to the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.

Proposal:

The project involves replacing the bridge connecting Bridge Street in Palmer to State Avenue in Monson, with the river marking the town boundary. It will extend from about 200 feet southwest of the existing bridge on State Avenue to about 200 feet northeast of the existing bridge on Bridge Street. The new bridge will be wider, maintaining standard travel lane widths, adding shoulders, and increasing the sidewalk width on the southern side. Roadway approaches will be adjusted with new pavement and striping to fit the new bridge alignment.

A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The municipality 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. 604136. 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.