Jul 23, 2007 2:05 pm US/Eastern
Highway Design Changes For Middleboro Casino
Proposed infrastructure improvements for Middleborough, as outlined by the July 2007 agreeement between the Town of Middleborough and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe.
Rotary AreaThe at-grade rotary at the intersection of Route 18 and 28 shall be eliminated via grade separation. Route 44 will be elevated from the terminus of the I-495 NB off ramp and extended east toward Old Center Street. A new grade separated interchange will be constructed a few hundred feet east of Route 18 and will carry Route 44 over a new connector roadway that will be constructed between Route 28 and Route 18 via Commerce Blvd. The interchange will provide for diamond ramps in all four quadrants. Signalized intersections will be provided at the terminus of the on/off ramps on the new connector roadway. The connector roadway will extend to the south, through a new signalized intersection at Route 28 and extend south over I-495. Diamond ramps will provide access and egress from I-495 NB.
View Map Of Highway Design ConceptsOld Center StreetThe at-grade intersection of Route 44 and Old Center Street shall be replaced with a grade separated option where Route 44 will pass over Old Center Street with no direct connections.
View Map Of Highway Design ConceptsEverett Street/Plymouth Street IntersectionsThe at-grade intersection of Everett Street and Route 44 will be replaced by a grade separated interchange with Route 44 passing over Everett Street. Route 44 shall remain elevated through the Plymouth Street intersection. New connections shall be made from Route 44 bridge over the railroad and additional bridge structures for the westbound on-ramp and eastbound off ramp to Everett Street.
Direct connections to Route 44 will not be provided at Plymouth Street. Access could be provided if required by the Town via an upgraded Access Road which will be constructed between Plymouth Street and Everett Street just north of Route 44. The connection will require the reconstruction of the Old Railroad bridge over the river.
View Map Of Highway Design ConceptsNew Casino Access InterchangeAccess from Route 44 to the proposed casino shall be provided by variations of the Three Leg Directional grade separated interchange. A trumpet interchange may also be considered in this area after an evaluation of potential right of way impacts. These interchange ramps shall pass over Route 44 which will be grade separated over all local streets beginning at I-495 extending over Plymouth Street. After Plymouth Street, Route 44 shall descend to existing grade.
View Map Of Highway Design ConceptsRoute 105 InterchangeThe at-grade intersection of Route 105 and Route 44 will be replaced by a grade separated interchange with Route 44 passing under Route 105. Local connections will be made via diamond interchange ramps on Route 105.
View Map Of Highway Design Concepts
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