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Report of the Department of Public Works To the Honorable Board of Selectmen and the Citizens of the Town of Mashpee: In 2019, the Department of Public Works performed its normal operations for maintaining the town roads, buildings, and properties including Heritage Park, South Cape Beach, the Transfer Station, and Great Neck Woods Cemetery. Below are highlights of several specific activities during the past year. Road Projects The following roads in Briarwood were reconstructed with drainage improvements — Cranberry Avenue, Hilltop Avenue (partial), Valley Road, Woodland Avenue, Pinecrest Avenue, and Wheeler Road. The project was funded through the DPW Operational Budget (FYI 9 and FY20) and the Capital Improvement/Road Bond. Design work continued for reconstruction and improvement of Route 151. The project will ultimately include upgrading of the traffic signals, extension of the multi -use path along the entire corridor in Mashpee, construction of a sidewalk from Job's Fishing Road to Winslow Drive, improvement of signage and lighting, and improvement/lane reconfigurations at various intersections as well as reconstruction of the road itself. Construction funding for the project will be through the Cape Cod Transportation Improvement Program and is scheduled for FFY20/21. Design is being funded through Chapter 90. A 25% design public hearing was held with MassDOT on March 21, 2019. The 75% design plans will be submitted in Spring 2020. Construction began for the improvements on Cotuit Road from Route 130 to the Town Line at Somerset Road. The project will include drainage improvements, realignment of the intersection at Route 130, construction of a sidewalk on the east side of the road, and resurfacing of the road. Work completed this year includes the drainage improvements and construction of the sidewalk through the binder paving. Resurfacing of the road and final paving of the sidewalk is scheduled for Spring 2020. Realignment of the intersection at Route 130 is still pending; the requirement to relocate a utility pole may delay this work until Fall 2020. The work will be funded through Chapter 90. Replacement of the culvert for the Santuit River at the Town Line on Sampson's Mill Road was completed as well as stormwater improvements and resurfacing of the road from Willowbend Drive to the Town Line. The culvert provides passage for river herring from Shoestring Bay to the fish ladder at Santuit Pond. Santuit River is also habitat for sea -run brook trout. Design for the project was funded in part by a grant received from the MA Division of Ecological Restoration. A $622,500 grant was received through the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service for construction. The balance of construction costs was shared by the Towns of Mashpee and Barnstable (the culvert is jointly owned by the two towns). Mashpee's share was funded through Chapter 90. The Cape Cod Commission undertook a corridor study of the Mashpee Rotary. A series of public meetings were held over the year. A final report is expected in early Spring 2020. Information on the study is posted on the Town's website at www.mashpeema.gov/public-works/studies. The final report will include a review of the challenges with the current rotary, the alternative designs considered to improve and/or replace the rotary, and the recommended design. The Town will be working with MassDOT on implementation of the recommendation. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe received a grant for survey/design from the Federal Highway Administration's Tribal Transportation Program Safety Program for drainage, pedestrian, and road improvements on Old Barnstable Road. The Town will be working with the Tribe through 2020 on completion of design of this project. Special Projects Construction for the new parking lot at Ockway Bay Boat Ramp was completed in Spring 2019, in time for use during the summer boating season. Additional funding was needed to complete the project; the funding was approved at the October Town Meeting. Final paving and landscaping of the parking lot is scheduled for Spring 2020. The project was funded by the Community Preservation Act. 157