Route 9, 27 Interchange Project Gets Natick Public Meeting

NATICK, MA — The Massachusetts Department of Transportation will host a public information meeting to give updates on the status of the Route 27 and Route 9 bridge project.

This project will include the replacement of the structurally deficient bridge that carries North Main Street (Route 27) over Worcester Street (Route 9).

An in-person public information meeting will be hosted at Wilson Middle School, 22 Rutledge Rd., in Natick, on Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Officials will present a status update for the Route 27 and Route 9 Bridge Replacement and Interchange Improvements in Natick.

Officials said this project will also include the reconfiguration of the interchange to a modified Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) configuration. The reconfiguration will provide safety improvements, reduced traffic congestion through the interchange and improved bicycle and pedestrian facilities using separated shared use paths and sidewalks, officials said.

The project length is approximately 3,850 feet along Route 9 and 2,120 feet along Route 27.

The work will also include transit stops along Route 27 and Route 9 along with reconstructed sidewalks, drainage improvements, traffic signals, retaining walls, utility relocations, signing, roadway lighting and landscaping.