LEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will hold a live virtual design public hearing to present the design for the proposed replacement of the Meadow Street Bridge over Powder Mill Brook.

 

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

 

The proposed project consists of the replacement of the single span steel stringer bridge and will not significantly change the existing geometric layout of the roadway. However, the horizontal alignment will be slightly adjusted to improve the existing irregular roadway layout at the bridge and the vertical profile will be raised to accommodate the proposed bridge structure.

 

The existing bridge span will be lengthened to 64' to provide a wider hydraulic opening for Powder Mill Brook and bend scour counter measures will be installed. Shared use accommodations consisting of a wide travel lane have been provided in accordance with applicable design guides.

 

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. 607597. 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 on Sept. 6 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.

 

Registration for the virtual meeting can be found here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__3Pc6Rm-RX6HtmAFelZETQ#/registration