Public Hearing Notice  Wilmington – Bridge replacement, Route 129 over I-93

A Virtual Design Public Hearing will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed Bridge Replacement, W-38-029 (2KV), ST129 Lowell Street over I 93 project in Wilmington, MA.

Purpose:

The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed bridge replacement 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 replacing Bridge No. W-38-029 (2KV) carrying Route 129 (Lowell Street) over I-93 in the Town of Wilmington. The existing four span bridge will be replaced with a two span structure of approximately the same overall length. The new bridge cross section will consist of a 6’-0 sidewalks, a 5’-0” bike lane with 2’-0” buffers and an 11’-0” travel lanes, in each direction. This sidewalk and roadway configuration will continue in the approaches for approximately 100’ on the east side and 75’ on the west side of the bridge, before tying back into the existing roadway. The bridge replacement will be done using staged construction so that one lane of bi-directional traffic is always maintained. Bike and Pedestrian accommodations have been provided in accordance with applicable design guides.

A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is responsible for acquiring all needed rights in private or public lands however currently no rights in private land are required to complete this project. 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 massdotmajorprojects@dot.state.ma.us or via US Mail to Suite 7210, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Major Projects, Project File No. 608703. Statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the hearing transcript must be emailed or postmarked no later than ten (10) business days after the hearing is hosted.

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.

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