Public Hearing Notice  Northampton - Bridge Replacement, N-19-068, Old Springfield Road over the Mill River

A Live Virtual Design Public Hearing will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed Northampton – Old Springfield Rd over the Mill River project in Northampton, MA.

Purpose:

The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed Northampton – Old Springfield Rd over the Mill River 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 will include construction of new roadway and bridge approaches. The one lane roadway which will carry two-way traffic and consist of one 12’-0” travel lane with 2’-0” shoulders for a total roadway width of 16’-0” curb to curb. There will be no sidewalks on the bridge or approaches. Due to the low speeds and low volumes, the intent of the single lane bridge is to facilitate all users in a shared condition (pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles). There are no dedicated sidewalks within several miles of the project site.

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 massdotmajorprojects@dot.state.ma.us or via US Mail to Suite 7210, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Major Projects, Project File No. 608869. Statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the hearing transcript must be emailed or postmarked no later than ten (10) business 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.