WILLIAM REID OVERPASS LEGAL NOTICE THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – HIGHWAY DIVISION NOTICE OF A VIRTUAL DESIGN PUBLIC HEARING Project File No. 611987   A Virtual Public Information Meeting will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to introduce the project to replace the William Reid Overpass CAMBRIDGE - BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, C-01-026, MEMORIAL DRIVE OVER BROOKLINE STREET in Cambridge, MA.   WHEN: 6:30 PM, Tuesday, January 6th, 2026   PURPOSE: The purpose of this public information meeting is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed CAMBRIDGE – BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, C-01-026, MEMORIAL DRIVE OVER BROOKLINE STREET project. All views and comments submitted in response to the public information meeting will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.   PROPOSAL: The proposed project consists of removing the existing William Reid Overpass, which, though safe for all users, has reached the end of its useful lifespan and should be replaced, with either a reconstructed intersection of Memorial Drive and Brookline Street and a new overpass or a reconstructed intersection in which Memorial Drive and Brookline Street would cross each other at-grade. The project also proposes replacing the bridge carrying Memorial Drive over the Grand Junction Railroad Line. Additional goals of this project include significant enhancements to bicycle and pedestrian connectivity at the intersection and consolidation of transportation assets to return space to accessible parkland if possible.   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 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.   This hearing will be hosted, or a cancellation announcement posted, on the internet at https://www.mass.gov/orgs/highway-division/events.   JONATHAN GULLIVER HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR   CARRIE E. LAVALLEE, P.E. CHIEF ENGINEER   #11904497 Cambridge Chronicle 12/18, 12/25/25