BFRT Massdot Design Public Hearing In Sudbury On July 17

From the Town of Sudbury:

June 30, 2020

Bruce Freeman Rail Trail
MassDOT Design Public Hearing (Virtual)
Webinar Presentation available
July 16, 2020

https://www.mass.gov/massdot-highway-design-public-hearings

The design of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail (BFRT) in Sudbury (Section 2D, Project # 608164) has reached an important milestone with MassDOT approval of the preliminary, 25% design and scheduling of the Design Public Hearing.

MassDOT’s virtual Design Public Hearing for the BFRT in Sudbury will be presented as a webinar video to be posted online on July 16th. Public comments to be captured as part of the Design Public Hearing proceedings should be directed to MassDOT within the first 10 days of the presentation of the webinar video. The video will be available and additional comments may be submitted on an ongoing basis following compilation of the Public Hearing proceedings.

The Town of Sudbury is the project proponent, coordinating and funding the project design, and has advanced the project to this preliminary design stage in coordination with MassDOT. The construction is estimated at $13.4 million dollars and will be funded through the Boston Metropolitan Planning Organization Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) in federal fiscal year 2022. TIP projects are subject to a specific set of guidelines, including the 25% Design Public Hearing. Following the Design Public Hearing, the Town will continue to advance the project design in close coordination with and meeting the requirements of MassDOT.

The 25% design is the preliminary design submission and specific design details, such as design specifications, landscaping, environmental mitigation, trail heads, signage, will be further refined as the design and permitting progress. The Town will continue to engage with the public and abutters through this process.

For more information, please see the BFRT Project webpage at https://sudbury.ma.us/pcd/?p=354.

The MassDOT Public Hearing link and information on how to comment will be available here https://www.mass.gov/massdot-highway-design-public-hearings.

Click here to view the Public Hearing Notice.

Click below to view the Public Hearing Flyer.

Event Details

Event Start:
Thursday, July 16, 2020 (9:00 am)

Event End:
Thursday, July 16, 2020 (9:00 pm) (Expected)

Location:
Virtual Meeting

Notes:

MassDOT’s virtual Design Public Hearing for the BFRT in Sudbury will be presented as a webinar video to be posted online on July 16th. Public comments to be captured as part of the Design Public Hearing proceedings should be directed to MassDOT within the first 10 days of the presentation of the webinar video. More →

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