14 December, 2017
An announcement has been made that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation will host a public hearing regarding the Hopkinton Downtown Corridor project, Tuesday January 9th 7pm at the Hopkinton Senior Center. Please read the official announcement below.
"A Design Public Hearing will be held by MassDOT to discuss the proposed Main Street (Route 135) Traffic Signal and
Intersection Improvements Project in Hopkinton, MA.
WHERE: Hopkinton Senior Center, 28 Mayhew Street, Hopkinton, MA
WHEN: Tuesday, January 9, 2018, 7:00 P.M.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with
the proposed Main Street (Route 135) Traffic Signal and Intersection Improvement project. All views
and comments made at the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.
PROPOSAL: The proposed project will consist of full depth roadway reconstruction and resurfacing, the
implementation of separated bicycle lanes, new sidewalk construction, the re-alignment of Grove Street,
and overall enhanced bicycle and pedestrian accommodations. Other items will include new traffic signal
systems, minor drainage system adjustments, overhead utility relocations, landscaping and pavement
delineation/striping for vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians traveling through the Main Street (Downtown)
corridor.
A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be
required. The town is responsible for acquiring all needed rights in private or public lands. MassDOT's policy concerning
land acquisitions will be discussed at this hearing.
Written views received by MassDOT subsequent to the date of this notice and up to five (5) days prior to the date of the
hearing shall be displayed for public inspection and copying at the time and date listed above. Plans will be on display
one-half hour before the hearing begins, with an engineer in attendance, to answer questions regarding this project. A
project handout will be made available on the MassDOT website listed below.
Written statements and other exhibits in place of, or in addition to, oral statements made at the Public Hearing regarding
the proposed undertaking are to be submitted to Patricia A. Leavenworth, P.E., Chief Engineer, MassDOT, 10 Park Plaza,
Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Roadway Project Management, Project File No. 606043. Such submissions will also be
accepted at the hearing. Mailed statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the public hearing transcript must be
postmarked within ten (10) business days of this Public Hearing. Project inquiries may be emailed to
dot.feedback.highway@state.ma.us
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 business days before the meeting
In case of inclement weather, hearing cancellation announcements will be posted on the internet
http://www.massdot.state.ma.us/Highway/.
JONATHAN GULLIVER PATRICIA A. LEAVENWORTH, P.E.
HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR CHIEF ENGINEER"
