BUCKLAND, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — A proposed bicycle and pedestrian improvement project is coming to Route 112 in Buckland. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation project is intended to encourage students to walk or bike to Mohawk Trail Regional High School and the Buckland Recreation Area from the village of Shelburne Falls. There will be a design public hearing on Thursday, April 16th at 7 p.m.

From the Massachusetts Department of Transportation:

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – HIGHWAY DIVISION
NOTICE OF A DESIGN PUBLIC HEARING
Project Description: Buckland – Reconstruction and Bicycle Accommodation on Route 112
Project File No. 607610
A Design Public Hearing will be held to present the design for the proposed project in Buckland, MA.
WHERE: Buckland Town Hall
17 State Street
Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
WHEN: Thursday, April 16, 2026 @ 7:00 PM
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 is intended to provide improved bicycle and pedestrian accommodation
along Route 112 to encourage students to walk/bike from the village of Shelburne Falls and the surrounding
area to the Mohawk Trail Regional High School and the Buckland Recreation Area.
A secure right-of-way is necessary for this project. Acquisitions in fee and permanent or temporary easements
may be required. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts 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 DOTHighwayDesign@dot.state.ma.us or via US Mail to
Suite 7360, 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116, Attention: Highway Design, Project File No. 607610. 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.
In case of inclement weather, a cancellation announcement will be posted on the internet at
https://www.mass.gov/orgs/highway-division/events.
JONATHAN GULLIVER CARRIE E. LAVALLEE, P.E.
HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR CHIEF ENGINEER