WORCESTER, Mass. – The Massachusetts Department of Transportation held a public meeting about planned safety upgrades to a section of Pleasant Street in Worcester Wednesday evening.
What You Need To Know
- MassDOT is currently in the early phases of a project to improve safety on Pleasant Street in Worcester
- Potential changes include more accessible sidewalks and bike lanes added to the street
- A public meeting was held Wednesday to gather feedback from the community
- A final design for the project isn’t expected to be complete until next year
The proposed renovations cover a section of Pleasant Street near the Worcester Regional Airport spanning roughly one mile. Plans include building new sidewalks, rebuilding existing ones to improve their accessibility, and the installation of five-foot bike lanes to each direction of travel.
Business owners along Pleasant Street like Gus Giannakis of the Pickel Barrel Restaurant said this part of the city has always forced pedestrians and cyclists to be on their toes…