Public Hearing Notice  Reading, Stoneham and Wakefield - Improvements on I-95 northbound

A live Virtual Design Public Hearing will be hosted on the MassDOT website to present the design for the proposed Improvements on I-95 NB Project in Reading, Stoneham and Wakefield, MA.

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 adding a fifth lane on I-95 northbound between I-93 and Route 28 northbound offramp and a fourth lane between Route 28 and North Avenue. Safety improvements include updated signage and striping and wider shoulders. To reduce traffic noise along the project corridor noise barriers are proposed along both I-95NB and I-95SB. Bicycle & pedestrian accommodation cannot be built on interstate highways.

The existing right-of-way is wide and sufficient for this project. If any were to be needed, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts would be 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. 609527. 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.