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ESSEX NATIONAL HERITAGE COMMISSION 221 Essex Street· Suite 41· Salem, MA 01970 978.740.0444 tel- 978.744.6473 www.essexheritage.org Environmental AssessmentlDraft Environmental Impact Report Whittier Bridge/I-95 Improvement Project Page Two The second action would facilitate development ofa vital connection between two existing shared use paths: Salisbury's Ghost Trail and Amesbury's Riverwalk. By acquiring the short railroad right-of-way beneath the Interstate 95 underpasses MassDOT could make the single most important contribution to the trail project's success. In closing, we respectfully request that MassDOT be required to incorporate these two actions into its plans for the Whittier Bridge/I-95 Improvement Project. We see both as being consistent with the bicycle and pedestrian objectives clearly expressed in federal and state transportation policies. Moreover, they present a once in a lifetime opportunity to fulfill the promise ofa truly diverse and inclusive transportation system. Sincerely, Bill Steelman Director ofHeritage Development cc: Thomas F. Broderick, P.E., MassDOT

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs Department of Environmental Protection .One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108' 617-292-5500 DEVAl L PATRICK Governor TIMOTHY P. MlJRRt\Y Ligutensnt Governor RICHARD K SULLIVAN JR Secretary KENNETH L KiMMELL Commissioner December 23, 2011 Richard K. Sullivan Jr., Secretary Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs 100 Cambridge Street Boston MA, 02114 RE: Whittier BridgelI-95 Improvement Project Newburyport, Amesbury and Salisbury EEA# 14427 Pamela S. Stephenson, Division Administrator U.S. Department ofTransportation Federal Highway Division 65 Broadway Cambridge MA. 02142 Dear Secretary Sullivan and Administrator Stephenson: The Massachusetts Department ofEnvironmental Protection (MassDEP) has reviewed the Draft Environmental Impact ReportlEnvironmental Assessment (DEIR1EIS) submitted by the Massachusetts Department ofTransportation (MassDOT) in SUppOlt ofits proposal to replace the existing 1-95 Whittier Memorial Bridge over the Me11'imack River and add two lanes to 1-95 within the existing highway median for a distance ofapproximately 4.25 miles from NewbUlyport through to SalisbUlY (project). The addition oflanes will provide a consistent eight-lane configuration on the 1-95 con'idor within the project study area. In addition to the Whittier Bridge replacement, seven additional bridges will also be widened, rehabilitated or replaced to accommodate the roadway expansion and improve the existing infrastructure. The project is designed to improve safety along 1-95 and the Whittier Bridge, which is in need of extensive repairs and cannot be rehabilitated, provide infi'astructure to the SUppOlt altemative modes oftranspOltation, including a shared use path, reduce congestion and improve traffic flow thereby addressing motorists' safety where the roadway configmation in the project area is currently reduced from four to three lanes. This information is available in alternate format. Cali Michelle Waters-Ekanem, Diversity Director, at 617·292·5751. 100# 1-866-539-7622 or 1·617-574·6868 MassDEP Website: www.mass.gov/dep Printed on Recycled Paper

Commonwealth of Massachusetts<br />

Executive Office of Energy & <strong>Environmental</strong> Affairs<br />

Department of <strong>Environmental</strong> Protection<br />

.One Winter Street Boston, MA 02108' 617-292-5500<br />

DEVAl L PATRICK<br />

Governor<br />

TIMOTHY P. MlJRRt\Y<br />

Ligutensnt Governor<br />

RICHARD K SULLIVAN JR<br />

Secretary<br />

KENNETH L KiMMELL<br />

Commissioner<br />

December 23, 2011<br />

Richard K. Sullivan Jr., Secretary<br />

Executive Office of<br />

Energy & <strong>Environmental</strong> Affairs<br />

100 Cambridge Street<br />

Boston MA, 02114<br />

RE: <strong>Whittier</strong> <strong>Bridge</strong>lI-<strong>95</strong> Improvement<br />

Project<br />

Newburyport, Amesbury and Salisbury<br />

EEA# 14427<br />

Pamela S. Stephenson, Division Administrator<br />

U.S. Department ofTransportation<br />

Federal Highway Division<br />

65 Broadway<br />

Cambridge MA.<br />

02142<br />

Dear Secretary Sullivan and Administrator Stephenson:<br />

The Massachusetts Department of<strong>Environmental</strong> Protection (MassDEP) has reviewed the Draft<br />

<strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>Report</strong>l<strong>Environmental</strong> Assessment (DEIR1EIS) submitted by the<br />

Massachusetts Department ofTransportation (MassDOT) in SUppOlt ofits proposal to replace the<br />

existing 1-<strong>95</strong> <strong>Whittier</strong> Memorial <strong>Bridge</strong> over the Me11'imack River and add two lanes to 1-<strong>95</strong> within<br />

the existing highway median for a distance ofapproximately 4.25 miles from NewbUlyport through<br />

to SalisbUlY (project). The addition oflanes will provide a consistent eight-lane configuration on the<br />

1-<strong>95</strong> con'idor within the project study area. In addition to the <strong>Whittier</strong> <strong>Bridge</strong> replacement, seven<br />

additional bridges will also be widened, rehabilitated or replaced to accommodate the roadway<br />

expansion and improve the existing infrastructure.<br />

The project is designed to improve safety along 1-<strong>95</strong> and the <strong>Whittier</strong> <strong>Bridge</strong>, which is in need of<br />

extensive repairs and cannot be rehabilitated, provide infi'astructure to the SUppOlt altemative modes<br />

oftranspOltation, including a shared use path, reduce congestion and improve traffic flow thereby<br />

addressing motorists' safety where the roadway configmation in the project area is currently<br />

reduced from four to three lanes.<br />

This information is available in alternate format. Cali Michelle Waters-Ekanem, Diversity Director, at 617·292·5751. 100# 1-866-539-7622 or 1·617-574·6868<br />

MassDEP Website: www.mass.gov/dep<br />

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