Public Hearing Notice

Public Hearing Notice  Northampton - Downtown Complete Streets Corridor and Intersection Improvements on Main Street (Route 9)

Wednesday, April 26, 2023 (6:00 – 8:00 PM)

Overview   of Northampton - Downtown Complete Streets Corridor and Intersection Improvements on Main Street (Route 9)

A Live Virtual Design Public Hearing will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed Downtown Complete Streets Corridor and Intersection Improvements on Main Street (Route 9) 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 Downtown Complete Streets Corridor and Intersection Improvements on Main Street (Route 9) 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 a full reconstruction of the right-of-way of Main Street in Downtown Northampton, with the goal of providing a safe and accessible downtown for all. The project begins west of the intersection of Elm and West Streets and extends approximately 0.4 miles east to the intersection of Market and Hawley Streets. The proposed project has been developed to meet the MassDOT Complete Streets transportation design policy and criteria for all roadway users. The improvements include delineating the roadway to clearly provide one travel lane in each direction with a center median running flush with the roadway, affording space for vehicles turning. To improve the accessibility and safety of those walking and traveling by bike, separated bike lanes are proposed on both sides of the entire project corridor, including as part of widened sidewalk facilities. Enhanced amenities, tree planting areas, reconfigured parking and updated lighting are also proposed in the design, as well as improved bus stop accommodations and newly dedicated space for business loading/delivery operations. All intersections within the project are proposed to be redesigned to provide safer bike/pedestrian crossing accommodations along Main Street, as well as new traffic signal equipment at all signalized intersections.

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. 609286. 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.

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