Design Public Hearing South Hadley – Main Street Reconstruction 

Thursday, April 23, 2026 6:00 PM

South Hadley Public Library, Community Room

 2 Canal Street 

South Hadley, MA 01075

What is happening? The purpose of this hearing is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed improvements associated with the Main Street Reconstruction project. All views and comments made at the hearing will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible. 

How will this affect you? The purpose of this project is to provide operational and safety improvements to Main Street in Downtown South Hadley and enhance pedestrian and bicycle access along the roadway. The project involves the addition of on-street bicycle lanes from Canal Street to Carew Street and a shared use path from Carew Street to the Chicopee City line. Work will also include sidewalk and curb ramp reconstruction and traffic signal improvements at the intersection of Main Street and Bridge Street (Route 116).

Visit https://www.mass.gov/orgs/highway-division/events  for more information or to view a recording of the presentation if you are unable to attend the meeting.

To ensure its meetings are accessible, MassDOT reasonably provides: translation, interpretation, modifications, accommodations, alternative formats, and auxiliary aids and services. To request such services, please contact MassDOT’s Chief Diversity and Civil Rights Officer at 857-368-8580 or MassDOT.CivilRights@dot.state.ma.us . For adequate time to process such request, please make them as early as possible, ideally 10 days prior to the event.

Project inquiries may also be emailed to MassDOTProjectManagement@dot.state.ma.us  Please submit any written statements regarding the proposed undertaking to: Carrie A. Lavallee, P.E., Chief Engineer, MassDOT, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: PROJECT MANAGEMENT, PROJECT FILE NO. 608785