Town Of Weston: Traffic & Sidewalk Committee Meeting: Route 30 Reconstruction Update

Press release from the Town of Weston:

March 9, 2022

After approval of design funds for a Transportation Improvement Project (TIP) at the 2018 Annual Town Meeting, the Town’s design engineer, Howard Stein Hudson, was retained to conduct studies and designs for improvements to this corridor. After a series of public meetings held by the Traffic and Sidewalk Committee, the 25% design plans were submitted to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) in October 2020 and have been in a state of review and comments by MassDOT since that time. 

Key differences from the existing conditions include a 10 ft. wide shared-use path along the southern side of the road, new traffic signals proposed at Winter Street and Oak Street, and a hybrid pedestrian/emergency signal at Ash Street. 

A virtual public meeting of the Traffic and Sidewalk Committee is occurring on March 16, 2022, at 7:00 PM. 48 business hours before the meeting is scheduled to occur, the agenda which includes the Zoom information will be announced here.

This update is being offered to solicit public comment due to the two years that have elapsed since the last update, in the interest of making sure that all abutters are aware of the project and have an opportunity to comment on it. Howard Stein Hudson gave the Town Updated Route 30 Working Plans that will be finalized in the future by the design engineer. The next step in the project is the 25% design public hearing, which will be scheduled by MassDOT for sometime in the spring of 2022. Following that hearing, the design will advance to the 75%, 100%, and PS&E (plans, specification, and estimate) phases. The project is intended to be funded for construction through the State Transportation Improvements Program and is currently estimated at over $14M. 

This press release was produced by the Town of Weston. The views expressed here are the author’s own.