Public Meeting Notice

Public Meeting Notice  Boston - Bowker Overpass bridge replacement and construction public information meeting

Thursday July 11, 2024 6:00 p.m.
Posted: June 11, 2024 11:01 a.m.

Overview   of Boston - Bowker Overpass bridge replacement and construction public information meeting

A Virtual Public Informational Meeting to present the design for the proposed Bridge Superstructure Replacement and Widening Project, B-16-052, Bowker Overpass over Mass Pike, MBTA/CSX, and Ipswich Street in Boston.

Purpose

A Live Virtual Public Information Meeting to present the design for the proposed bridge superstructure replacement and widening. This meeting will provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed project. Meeting attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and offer comments.

Proposal:

The proposed project consists of replacing and widening the bridge superstructure of the existing Bowker Overpass bridge that spans over I-90, MBTA’s Worcester Commuter Rail Line, and Ipswich Street and reconfiguring the ramps to and from Commonwealth Avenue. The project includes bridge widening to the west and the elimination of the existing down ramp structure that spans the Muddy River to Commonwealth Avenue. The proposed project will provide bridge and roadway safety improvements, increase vertical clearance, improve seismic resiliency, and enhance the public realm with improved connections for all users to the adjacent Charlesgate and Back Bay Fens parklands. MassDOT will use staged construction to maintain traffic and to accommodate utilities during construction.

This meeting 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 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.

Any cancellation announcement will be posted on this website.

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