Public Meeting Notice  Somerville and Cambridge - Roadway reconstruction project on McGrath Hwy

A live virtual Public Informational Meeting (PIM) will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed Roadway Reconstruction project on McGrath Hwy 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 proposed roadway reconstruction project.  Updates on design progress since the last public information meeting 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 reconstruction of McGrath Hwy (Route 28) between Broadway in Somerville and Third Street in Cambridge. The current design proposes to remove the McCarthy Overpass and replace it with at-grade signalized intersections. 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, and the removal of a physical and visual barrier (the overpass) within the community.

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.