Public Hearing Notice  Tyringham – bridge replacement, Jerusalem Road over Hop Brook

A Design Public Hearing will be held to present the design for the proposed project in Tyringham, 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 a complete replacement of bridge T-10-003; this existing bridge structure, built in 1960, which carries Jerusalem Road over Hop Brook known as the "Library Bridge", located in Historic Tyringham Village is nearing its estimated lifespan due to daily wear and tear and is in need of a new bridge structure, wearing surface, and railing system on an off the bridge to bring it up to current design standards. No pedestrian or bicycle accommodation improvement are proposed. The replacement bridge will be a 60-foot single span concrete beam bridge. The bridge will be closed for the duration of construction; a detour will be provided for both vehiclaur and pedestrian traffic.

A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The town 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. 608859. Statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the public hearing transcript must be emailed or postmarked no later than ten (10) business days (14 calendar days) after the hearing is hosted on 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 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.

In case of inclement weather, a cancellation announcement will be posted on this website.