09/01/2026
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT NEWS:
NOTICE OF A DESIGN PUBLIC HEARING
Project Description: Southampton – William E. Norris School Improvements (Safe Routes To School)
Project File No. 613397
A Design Public Hearing will be held to present the design for the proposed project in Southampton, MA. WHERE: William E. Norris School
34 Pomeroy Meadow Road Southampton, MA 01073
WHEN: Wednesday, September 23, 2026 @ 6:00 PM
PURPOSE: The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed project. All views and comments submitted in response to the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.
PROPOSAL: The purpose of this project is to provide traffic safety and pedestrian improvements to encourage safe walking and biking for students and drivers in a 0.42 mile stretch of Pomeroy Meadow Road where the William E. Norris School is located. The project includes reconstruction of an existing 4' asphalt sidewalk along a 2,200 foot portion of Pomeroy Meadow Road (east side): replace with a 8' wide shared use ADA compliant path, with 2' grass strip and vertical granite curbing along roadway, new crosswalks with ADA compliant Pedestrian Curb Ramps, new 5' wide sidewalk (west side) to fill gaps for providing better pedestrian connectivity, new mid-block crossing at Parsons Way, and road restriping to provide a parent queue lane beginning at Parsons Way.
A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The Town of Southampton is responsible for acquiring all needed rights in private or public lands. MassDOT’s policy concerning land acquisitions will be presented in the hearing.
Project inquiries, written statements and other exhibits regarding the proposed undertaking may be submitted to Carrie E. Lavallee, P.E., Chief Engineer, via e-mail to [email protected] or via US Mail to Suite 7550, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Project Management, Project File No. 613397. Statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the public hearing transcript must be emailed or postmarked no later than ten (10) business days (14 calendar days) after the hearing is held.
This hearing is accessible to people with disabilities. MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (e.g. interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, live captioning, videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats), as available. For accommodation or language assistance, please contact MassDOT’s Chief Diversity and Civil Rights Officer by phone (857-368-8580), TTD/TTY at (857) 266-0603, fax (857) 368-0602 or by email ([email protected]). Requests should be made as soon as possible and prior to the hearing, and for more difficult to arrange services including sign-language, CART or language translation or interpretation, requests should be made at least ten business days before the hearing.
In case of inclement weather, a cancellation announcement will be posted on the internet at https://www.mass.gov/orgs/highway-division/events.
signed
JONATHAN GULLIVER UNDERSECRETARY AND HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR
CARRIE E. LAVALLEE, P.E. CHIEF ENGINEER
