MIDDLEBOROUGH - WAREHAM STREET & WOOD STREET LEGAL NOTICE THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – HIGHWAY DIVISION NOTICE OF A VIRTUAL DESIGN PUBLIC HEARING   Project Description: Middleborough – Reconstruction and Related Work on Wareham Street and Wood Street   Project File No. 608530   A Virtual Design Public Hearing will be hosted on the MassDOT website below to present the design for the proposed project in Middleborough, MA.   WHEN: 6:00 PM, Tuesday, July 21, 2026   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 proposed project consists of improvements to Wareham Street and Wood Street from the intersection with North/South Main Street to Tiger Drive on Wood Street, a total distance of about 1 ½ miles. The proposed work includes pavement rehabilitation, construction of sidewalks and curb ramps to comply with ADA requirements, construction of a shared use path, traffic signal improvements, intersection geometry improvements and stormwater improvements. Bicycle accommodation along the corridor will be in the form of a shared use path along the north side of Wareham Street and Wood Street.   A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements may be required. The town of Middleborough 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 MassDOTProjectManagement@dot.state.ma.us or via US Mail to Suite 7550, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Project Management, Project File No. 608530. Statements and exhibits intended for inclusion in the hearing transcript must be emailed or postmarked no later than ten (10) business days (14 calendar days) after the hearing is hosted.   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 (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   #12443726 TDG 7/7, 7/14/26