The Martha s Vineyard Times
Wastewater line costs bedevil Beach Road project
Tisbury sends letter as select board chair accuses MassDOT of deficient planning.
The Town of Tisbury and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation have yet to agree on who should pay for $1 million to $2 million worth of unanticipated sewer line work the Beach Road project appears to require.
Tisbury town administrator Jay Grande told the select board Tuesday night the town and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) were at an impasse about who will cover costs associated with utility conflicts discovered after the Beach Road project broke ground on a shared-use path.
Wicked Local
4Cs COVID-19 clinics
Two Barnstable County COVID-19 vaccine clinics dispensing the Johnson & Johnson shot today and Thursday filled up within 30 minutes of registration opening last Friday.
Registration opened at noon for the clinics, held at the gym at Cape Cod Community College in West Barnstable.
While the 1,200 slots 600 on each day went quickly, Barnstable County spokesperson Sonja Sheasley expressed frustration with the way they were posted on the state s registration site, maimmunizations.org.
The state waiting room that appointment seekers must pass through jumped all around, Sheasley said; when she tried out the site to see how it worked, the waiting times would jump from 12 minutes to 17 hours and back to 13 minutes for no apparent reason.
The Martha s Vineyard Times
Bike route dismays O.B. property owner
Potential land-taking for a shared-use path described as excessive.
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Tisbury isn’t the only Vineyard town targeted by the state for shared-use path (SUP) improvements. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) plans SUP construction from the Lagoon Pond Bridge in Oak Bluffs to the intersection of Eastville Avenue and County Road.
“The proposed improvements will enhance vehicular and pedestrian safety, provide bicycle accommodations, provide compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards, and improve vehicular traffic safety by including ‘Complete Streets’ design principles,” a 2019 MassDOT notice states.
A crowded field of local and state agencies will collaborate on yet another plan for redesigning Morrissey Boulevard, the crumbling and frequently flooded highway that divides Dorchester neighborhoods from the Boston Harbor waterfront.
On Thursday, the City of Boston, Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA), Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), and Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) announced a new joint planning effort to “evaluate and recommend transportation and infrastructure improvements” with goals that include improved mobility for pedestrians, bikes, transit riders, and motorists, and a more resilient waterfront that can better protect low-lying Dorchester neighborhoods from storm surges and rising tides.