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The Martha s Vineyard Times
Bolt hazard, fuel spill punctuate hose ramp
Updated 5:30 pm
A vehicle suffered a fuel spill Wednesday at the hose ramp across Beach Road. Scanner traffic suggested it might have been a bus. A slick smelling of diesel stretched from the bump far up the road past Net Result. A MassDOT worker spreading absorbent granules on the spill Wednesday afternoon said something similar happened Tuesday.
Some motorists have also allegedly suffered tire damage from bolts that have begun to pop up in the hose ramp. The ramp was installed on Beach Road to protect a hose running from the Citgo gas station to the harbor.
The Martha s Vineyard Times
Surprise rollback of Tisbury SUPÂ
Planning board and MVC members express reservations.
The Tisbury select board approved a reduction in scope Tuesday night for the Beach Road project. -Rich Saltzberg
Over the course of a marathon four-hour meeting Tuesday night, the Tisbury select board made a number of major decisions, led by a unanimous vote to narrow the scope of the Beach Road shared-use path (SUP) project. The vote, which took place at around 9 pm Tuesday night at a meeting that started at 5, essentially eliminated dedicated off-the-roadway paths for bicycles.
The vote followed a report from town administrator Jay Grande that indicated the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) informed the town Friday that it was willing to pare down aspects of the project that impacted local infrastructure, such as sewer lines. Grande reminded the board Tisbury town counsel David Doneski sent a letter to MassDOT on March 5 to expre
Fall River Receives Grant for Bike and Pedestrian Infrastructure
Fall River is switching gears and putting a stronger focus on cyclists and pedestrians.
According to the press release, Fall River was announced by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) as the recipient of a $229,256.55 grant in the fifth round of funding from the Baker-Polito Administration’s Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program on Monday, April 5. The program, which was launched on November 10, 2020, provides technical and funding assistance to help Massachusetts cities and towns conceive, design, and implement tactical changes to curbs, streets, and parking areas in support of public health, safe mobility, and renewed commerce, with a special focus on the challenges of winter.
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