Public Meeting
October 7, 2014
Heritage State Park
Fall River, MA
When We Arrived
 Address Safety of
Structural Deficiencies
 Address Safety of
Substandard Roadway
Geometry
 Reduce Life-cycle
Maintenance Costs
Braga Bridge
 Painting/steel repairs complete
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Fall 2015
 Remaining Braga work complete
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Summer 2016
Braga Bridge Stage 1 Traffic Set-up
What is Behind the Tarps-
Before Painting & Steel Repairs
Additional Work Platform Installed
Steel Repair Location
Some of the 35,000 gallons of Paint
Shoring for Work on the Pier
Route 79/138
 Stage 1A began November 2013
 Water Street Connector
 Route 79/138 South of Anawan
 Route 79 North of Central
 Walls
Walls
 23 Individual walls
 3 different wall types
 135,000 square feet-approximately 3 football fields
 10 are started or completed-38%
 Largest 25,000 square feet
 Longest 2,000 feet
 Tallest 30+ feet
Wall Location Plan
Wall D1-138 NB
Wall D1 w/Precast Coping
Water Street Connector Bridge Wall
Wall D1 w/Sleeve for Traffic Signal
WDEA Wall
Start of Wall D6-Corner of
Davol & Central-09/26/2014
Wall D6-Corner of
Davol & Central-10/02/2014
Wall D6-Corner of
Davol & Central-10/06/2014
Wall D6-Corner of
Davol & Central-10/07/2014
Water Street Connector
st
Bridge-1 Piece of Steel
Span 1-All Steel Erected-Future
Platform Access-SCR
WSC Span 2 Over the RR
WSC Concrete Deck Being Placed
Quequechan By-Pass Culvert
Replacement
Micropiles at Davol Street Bridge
Davol Street Bridge Foundations
Davol Street Bridge Columns
Davol Street Bridge Columns
Davol Street Bridge Looking North
Stage 1B Look-Ahead
 Open Water Street Connector
 North of Central N/S Davol Traffic Switch
 Davol Street Bridge-Steel & Deck
 Close Anawan Street Bridge-Demolition and New Bridge
 Utilities at the Anawan/Pocasset Intersection
 Ramp to the WOW Mill
 Ramp “G” Bridge- I-195 WB to Route 79 NB
 Demolition of NB onramp from 138 to I-195 (Broadway)
Ramp to I-195 East and West
Eagle Street
Ramp to I-195 E/W-to be Demolished
Water Street Connector
Anawan South of Davol
Pocasset North of Davol
North/South Davol Detour
North of Central
Stage 1B Detour Routes
 I-195 WB to 79 NB
 I-195 EB to 79 NB
 I-195 WB to 138 SB
 79 SB to I-195 EB
 79 SB to I-195 WB
 138 NB to 79 NB
 79 SB to 138 SB
 79 SB to Pocasset
Final Condition
 Bike/Pedestrian improvements
Additional shared-use path
 Additional 6-foot bike lane
 Additional shared lane markings
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 Adaptive signal control system
 Bridge enhancements
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Life-cycle improvements
Waterfront District Area
Entrance Fall River Sign-Now
Entrance to Fall River Sign-Future
Proposed WDEA-Plaza
Central at Davol- “Existing”
Central at Davol “Future”
Public Outreach
How to stay informed
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Website - clearinghouse
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www.massgov/massdot/route79project
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Sign up for e-blast updates and advisories
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E-blasts and social media
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Meetings and briefings
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Print materials
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Press outreach
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Single point of contact
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Hotline – 781-774-0441
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Email – route79project@state.ma.us
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