Four area towns benefit from Complete Streets grants
Part of a $384,000 Complete Streets Funding Program grant that was awarded to Athol will be used to install new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant sidewalks in Fish Park. Department of Public Works Superintendent Richard Kilhart said the park is “a beautiful resource, but some sidewalks you can’t get up or down with a wheelchair, so we’re going to correct that.” Staff Photo/Paul Franz
Part of a $384,000 Complete Streets Funding Program grant that was awarded to Athol will be used to install new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant sidewalks in Fish Park. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
Four area towns benefit from Complete Streets grants
Part of a $384,000 Complete Streets Funding Program grant that was awarded to Athol will be used to install new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant sidewalks in Fish Park. Department of Public Works Superintendent Richard Kilhart said the park is “a beautiful resource, but some sidewalks you can’t get up or down with a wheelchair, so we’re going to correct that.” Staff Photo/Paul Franz
Part of a $384,000 Complete Streets Funding Program grant that was awarded to Athol will be used to install new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant sidewalks in Fish Park. Staff Photo/Paul Franz
Dec 21, 2020
Dec 21, 2020
GROVELAND -Â The town was recently awarded $29,590Â by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety near the Bagnall Elementary School, according to Town Planner Rebecca Oldham.Â
âWe are so thankful that MassDOT has allocated this funding to enable us to make safety improvements to Route 97 near the area of the Bagnall,â Oldham said. âWe will use these funds to ensure that students, pedestrians and cyclists all reach their destinations safely and securely.â
Work will begin in the near future, subject to weather, equipment and materials, and it is hoped it will be completed by May, 31.Â
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Construction to continue on Beach Road
Construction workers use a jackhammer on Beach Road earlier this month. - Rich Saltzberg
A spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) says work continues on construction of Beach Road, though she acknowledged some “conflicts” with drainage planned for the road where a shared-use path is under construction.
“The contractor performed some test pits in advance of the planned work to install drainage structures and relocate the water main and sewer line,” MassDOT spokeswoman Judith Riley wrote. “This investigation revealed some conflicts and the findings are being reviewed to revise the drainage design accordingly.”
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Protective netting will be installed on Ship Pond Road Bridge overnight on Dec. 14 and 15. (Shutterstock)
PLYMOUTH, MA The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced on Monday that it will be installing protective netting on Ship Pond Road Bridge over Route 3 starting Monday, Dec. 14 and ending Wednesday, Dec. 16.
The work will take place from 7:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday and will include traffic management operations and temporary lane closures. A minimum of two lanes will be open at all times, said MassDOT in a press release.
On Monday evening, the Route 3 northbound low-speed lane and middle-lane will be closed. As the work progresses, the two lanes will reopen and the high-speed lane will be temporarily closed, said the press release.