Public Hearing Notice  Hingham - Route 3A, Summer Street, Rotary and Rockland Street corridor

A Live Virtual Design Public Hearing will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed Route 3A, Summer Street, Rotary and Rockland Street corridor project in the Town of Hingham, MA.

Purpose:

The purpose of this hearing is for MassDOT and the Town of Hingham to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed Route 3A, Summer Street, Rotary and Rockland Street corridor project. All views and comments submitted in response to the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.

Proposal:

This project includes safety and related improvements along Route 3A, Summer Street and Rockland Street from the intersection of Otis Street and Broad Cove Road south and east to the intersection of George Washington Boulevard and Rockland Street including the Hingham Rotary. The goal of this project is to improve the safety for motorists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Specific improvements include: traffic signal and intersection improvements, redesign of the existing rotary to a modern roundabout, a permanent "road diet" on Summer Street between Martins Lane and the Rotary involving the elimination of one lane in each direction, new and reconstructed sidewalks, a 10-foot shared-use path with a buffer along the waterfront and landscaping.   

A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. MassDOT 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., Acting Chief Engineer, via e-mail to MassDOTProjectManagement@dot.state.ma.us or via US Mail to Suite 6340,10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Project Management, Project File No. 605168. Statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the public hearing transcript must be emailed or postmarked no later than ten (10) business days after the hearing is posted to 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 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 hearing.