Public Meeting Notice  Somerville and Cambridge - Bridge replacement on McGrath Hwy & O’Brien Hwy (Route 28)

A live virtual Public Informational Meeting (PIM) will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed bridge replacement project on McGrath Hwy & O’Brien Hwy (Route 28) in Somerville and Cambridge, MA.

Purpose:

The purpose of this meeting is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the propose bridge replacement project. Updates on design progress will be provided. All views and comments submitted in response to the meeting will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.

Proposal:

The proposed project consists of replacement of the bridge, commonly referred to as the “Squire’s Bridge”, carrying McGrath Hwy (Route 28) over the MBTA Commuter Rail Fitchburg Line, Union Branch of the Green Line, and Grand Junction railroad tracks in Somerville, MA. The project also includes roadway reconstruction of McGrath Hwy & O’Brien Hwy (Route 28) between Poplar Street in Somerville and Third Street in Cambridge. The proposed design will provide a single bridge span over the railroad with no intermediate supports and will provide a separate bridge span to the north passing over Somerville Ave Extension, which will be re-aligned to improve neighborhood connectivity. In addition to replacing the bridge, the project focuses on improving community connectivity between different neighborhoods and accommodation for all roadway users through provision, expansion, and enhancement of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit facilities. The project also includes safety improvements, increased green space, physical separation of bicycles and pedestrians from motor vehicles wherever feasible.

This meeting 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 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 meeting. 

This meeting will be hosted, or a cancellation announcement posted, on this website.