Public Hearing Notice  Rowley - Design Public Hearing webinar and comment period

A Pre-recorded Virtual Design Public Hearing will be published on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed Safety Improvements at Route 1, Central and Glen Streets project in Rowley, MA.

Purpose:

The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed Safety Improvements at Route 1, Central and Glen Streets 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 installing a new traffic control signal at the intersection of Route 1, Central Street, and Glen Street in Rowley. Left turns from Route 1 will operate with protected-only phasing and “no turn on red” restrictions will be implemented from Central Street and from Glen Street to prevent angle crashes. Improvements will also include pavement markings and signs. Pedestrians will be accommodated with striped crosswalks across all four intersection approaches, an exclusive signal phase, and countdown signal equipment. Sidewalks will be constructed along the south side of Central Street and both sides of Glen Street to the nearest driveways. Bicycle accommodations consisting of six-foot-wide shoulders along Route 1 will be provided and bicycle detection will be provided at all approaches to the traffic signal.

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 Patricia A. Leavenworth, P.E., Chief Engineer, via e-mail to MassDOTProjectManagement@dot.state.ma.us or via US Mail to Suite 6340, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Project Management, Project File No. 609392. Statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the public hearing transcript must be emailed or postmarked no later than ten (10) business days after the hearing is posted to the MassDOT website listed below.

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 prior to the meeting, 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.

Hearing webinar or cancellation announcements will be posted on this website.