Envision Wakefield Downtown: 2021 Update Meeting

Press release from the Town of Wakefield:

February 17, 2021

For more than two years, residents, merchants, and local organizations have engaged in the Envision Wakefield Downtown Revitalization initiative, conceptualizing a refreshed and improved downtown streetscape. With assistance from VHB, a civil-engineering consulting and design firm, and with input from well over a dozen public meetings and focus groups, the Town is prepared to finalize its preliminary design submission to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). Residents are welcome to attend a session on February 24, 2021, at 7 p.m. where the submission will be reviewed.

The Town is seeking funding for the construction of the project through the Boston-region Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). While MassDOT has already approved the scope of the project, established cost estimates, and determined that the framework, safety, and design standards meet federal-funding criteria, the concepts themselves have been modified through the public-input process and must be finalized and formally submitted for review. This is a dynamic, ongoing design process and modification and improvements will continue to be made as the project advances forward.

Upon receipt and review of Wakefield’s submission, the MassDOT will provide feedback and will host a required 25 percent public hearing for further input. In addition, the Town will host additional public forums as the project moves forward. To learn more about the project, visit www.wakefield.ma.us/envision-downtown.

Design review: Februray 24, 2021, 7 p.m. via Zoom; Passcode: 207547

or telephone at 646-558-8656 / Webinar ID: 965 0835 1150

This meeting will also be available on Wakefield Cable Access TV (WCAT).

This press release was produced by the Town of Wakefield. The views expressed here are the author’s own.