THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – HIGHWAY DIVISION

NOTICE OF AN IN-PERSON PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING

Project File No. 605313

An In-Person Public Information Meeting will be hosted at Wilson Middle School, at 22 Rutledge Road, Natick, MA, 01760, to present a status update for the Route 27 and Route 9 Bridge Replacement and Interchange Improvements in Natick.

WHEN: Thursday, March 26, 2026, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Wilson Middle School, 22 Rutledge Road, Natick, MA, 01760

PURPOSE: The purpose of this meeting is to update the public on the status of the bridge replacement project and interchange improvements. MassDOT will present the project background, the schedule and construction phasing, the right-of-way process, project landscaping, public involvement, and next steps. The meeting will include a presentation by the project team followed by a question-and-answer session. All views and comments will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.

PROJECT: This project will include the replacement of the structurally deficient Bridge No. N-03-020 which carries North Main Street (Route 27) over Worcester Street (Route 9) and consists of 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. 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.

This meeting 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 (MassDOT.CivilRights@dot.state.ma.us). Requests should be made as soon as possible prior to the meeting, and for more difficult to arrange services including sign-language, CART, language translation, or interpretation, requests should be made at least ten business days before the meeting.

This meeting will be posted, or a cancellation announcement posted, on the internet at:
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/highway-division/events

JONATHAN GULLIVER CARRIE LAVALLEE, P.E.
HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR CHIEF ENGINEER