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

A Virtual Design Public Hearing will be published on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed Westborough Superstructure Replacement, (Pedestrian Bridge), W-24-010, Fisher Street Over CSX.

Purpose:

The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed Westborough Superstructure Replacement project. All views and comments submitted in response to the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.

Proposal:

The project involves the superstructure replacement of Bridge No. W-24-010, which carries Fisher Street over MBTA (formerly CSX) in the Town of Westborough (MassDOT Project File No. 607434). The existing one (1) span steel truss and one (1) span girder-floorbeam system will be replaced with a single (1) span prefabricated steel truss pedestrian/bicycle bridge. The existing bridge, which is over 100 years old, is closed to all traffic and due to its structurally deficient condition. The two concrete abutments will be re-used and the existing intermediate steel pier will be removed.

A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The Town of Westborough/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.

Written statements and other exhibits regarding the proposed undertaking are to be submitted to Patricia A. Leavenworth, P.E., Chief Engineer, MassDOT, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Major Projects, Project File No. 607434. Mailed statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the public hearing transcript must be postmarked no later than ten (10) business days after the hearing is posted to the MassDOT website listed below. Project inquiries may be emailed to dot.feedback.highway@state.ma.us.

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 & Civil Rights Officer by phone at (857) 368-8580, TTD/TTY at (857) 266-0603, fax (857) 368-0602 or by email to 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 meeting.

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