Public Meeting Notice  West Springfield – Elimination of two at-grade railroad crossings at Front Street and First Street

A Public Informational Meeting will be held by MassDOT to discuss the proposed project in the Town of West Springfield.

Purpose:

The purpose of this meeting is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed project. All views and comments made at the meeting will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.

Proposal:

This project proposes constructing a grade-separated crossing to address the longstanding traffic congestion and safety concerns associated with the existing at-grade railroad crossing at Front Street and CSX Rail. By carrying vehicular traffic safely above the tracks, direct interaction between roadway users and railroad operations are eliminated. The project will facilitate the movement of freight, vehicles, pedestrians, and bikes throughout the study area, reduce traffic congestion related to the grade crossing blockages, and cease the rerouting and detouring of vehicles, pedestrians, and bikes.

The existing conditions create regular blockage of two highway-rail at-grade crossings for extended periods of time by rail cars (stops traffic a minimum of 45 minutes - 1 hour, daily). massDOT has prepared three proposed concepts which, if constructed, will provide grade-separated 11-foot wide vehicle lanes, 6-foot wide sidewalks, and 5-foot wide bike lanes to eliminate this condition. MassDOT will be presenting these concepts for public comment.

This location is accessible to people with disabilities. MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (including but not limited to interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, open or closed captioning for videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats, such as audio tapes, Braille and large print), as available. For accommodation or language assistance, please contact MassDOT’s Chief Diversity and Civil Rights Officer by phone (857-368-8580), fax (857-368-0602), TTD/TTY (857-368-0603) 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 (10) business days before the meeting. 

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