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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – HIGHWAY DIVISION
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
Project File No. 608158
A Design Public Hearing will be held to present the design for the proposed Reconstruction of Canton Street Project in Westwood, MA.
WHERE: Downey Elementary School
250 Downey Street
Westwood, MA 02090
WHEN: Thursday, September 28, 2023 @ 7:00pm
PURPOSE: The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed Reconstruction of Canton Street 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 extends along Canton Street from the East Street Rotary to the intersection with University Avenue (1.9 miles) and consists of constructing a shared-use path along the east side of the roadway and a sidewalk along the west side of the roadway, with high-visibility crossing opportunities, in accordance with applicable design guides. Bicyclists are intended to use the shared-use path for travel and pedestrians may walk along either side. The facilities will drop to the roadway grade over the existing bridge over the railroad tracks. These facilities will provide connections to the Downey Elementary School, the Route 128/University Park MBTA/Amtrak Station, nearby retail and restaurants, and the adjacent Currier Reservation conservation area. The Project will also incorporate traffic calming measures in an effort to reduce vehicular speeds along Canton Street, a new stormwater system, water main replacement, and relocated overhead utilities.
A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The Town of Westwood 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., Chief Engineer, via e-mail to MassDOTProjectManagement@dot.state.ma.us or via US Mail to Suite 7550, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Project Management, Project File No. 608158. Statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the public hearing transcript must be emailed or postmarked no later than ten (10) business days (14 calendar days) after the hearing is hosted on 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 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.
In case of inclement weather, a cancellation announcement will be posted on the internet at https://www.mass.gov/orgs/highway-division/events.
JONATHAN GULLIVER, HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR
CARRIE E. LAVALLEE, P.E., CHIEF ENGINEER
June 1, 2023 update: Canton Street
As part of the design work for the Reconstruction of Canton Street, between the East Street Rotary and University Avenue, a survey crew from Hancock Associates will be along Canton Street locating and marking potential new utility pole locations for approximately 1-3 days within the next two calendar weeks (June 5, 2023 through June 19, 2023) in preparation for a site meeting between the Town, MassDOT and Eversource to review the new utility pole locations. The survey crew from Hancock Associates has been recently conducting survey along Canton Street, which you may have observed over the last few weeks.
The locations will be marked with a wooden stake and/or spray paint. Some of these locations may be located on your property and potentially will be located behind or adjacent to existing stone walls, fences, trees, landscaping etc. The survey crew team will exercise caution to not disturb and cause any damage to these areas. We respectfully request that any stakes or paint markings not be disturbed prior to June 30, 2023 to allow the team to conduct their site walk currently tentatively scheduled for the week of June 19, 2023.
If there are any questions or comments regarding these activities, please contact the Department of Public Works at 781-326-8661 or by email at
tkorchin@westwoodma.gov and/or bryan@westwoodma.gov
Canton Street Sidewalk Preliminary Design
The Town of Westwood has hired TEC Engineering to begin the formal design of a sidewalk along Canton Street and held a Public Meeting on March 1, 2021 to present the preliminary design.
Canton Street Sidewalk 25% Right of Way Plans
Canton Street Sidewalk 25% Design Plans
May 16, 2023 Canton Street Sidewalk Presentation
March 1, 2021 Canton Street Sidewalk Design Meeting