Temporary Boards and Committees @ Aug 28, 2025 6:30 PM EDT

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The following meeting has been scheduled:

Town(s): Orange, MA;
Board: Temporary Boards and Committees
Time: Thursday August 28 @ 6:30 PM EDT
Location: Virtual

Agenda:
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – HIGHWAY DIVISION
NOTICE OF A VIRTUAL PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING

Project Description: Orange – Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvements on East Main Street (Route 2A)
Project File No. 613310

A Virtual Public Informational Meeting will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to present the design for
the proposed project in Orange, MA.

WHEN: 6:30PM, Thursday, August 28th, 2025

PURPOSE: The purpose of this meeting is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully
acquainted with the proposed project. All views and comments submitted in response to the meeting will be
reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.

PROPOSAL: The proposed project consists of bicycle and pedestrian improvements along Route 2A in Orange
from Whitney Street to E Main Street. Through a data driven approach, this segment of 2A was
identified as a top 5% bicycle and pedestrian need. Based on the potential for biking and walking
layers and bicycle and pedestrian risk it was identified that the roadway would benefit from
improved pedestrian facilities as well as the addition of bicycle accommodations. The scope of
this project is intended to be limited to:

• Providing bicycle accommodations within the existing curb-to-curb width
• Closing gaps in the sidewalk network
• Realigning the intersection of Route 2A/ East Main Street / New Athol Road

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.C...@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.

This meeting will be hosted, or a cancellation announcement posted, on the internet at
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/highway-division/events.

JONATHAN GULLIVER CARRIE E. LAVALLEE, P.E.
HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR CHIEF ENGINEER


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