Preliminary Right of Way Plans for the project have been approved by MassDOT for acquisition. The Town and their legal counsel will be contacting impacted properties to discuss the easements in greater detail. Included here is the Right of Way Plans for review.
The 100% Design Submission was submitted by the Nitsch Design Team to MassDOT on December 18, 2025. The 100% Design review has been completed by MassDOT. The Design Team is focusing on the second structural submission for the underpass crossing, now that the supplemental field data is completed (collected the week of January 5, 2026). The design team is also working to finalize the Preliminary Right of Way Plans, which will be posted here when they are accepted for easement acquisitions by MassDOT. Per discussions with MassDOT and the MPO, we are still targeting a project advertisement date in September of this year to solicit construction bids from contractors.
The 75% Design Submission and First Structural Design Plans have been delivered by the Nitsch Design Team to MassDOT on September 10, 2025. This submission also includes the 75% Preliminary-Right-Of-Way Plans. The 75% Design plans and the Preliminary Right-Of-Way Plans are now posted and available for viewing. This milestone submittal is in accordance with the design schedule to stay on track for the 2026 Fiscal Funding Year. This 75% Submission package will be reviewed by MassDOT, and the 100% Submission is expected to be completed by the end of 2025. The Town, and Nitsch Design Team are continuing active coordination with MassDOT and MBTA to advance the design development with construction bidding anticipated in September 2026.
On Thursday evening, November 4th, 2021 the Community Path Project Committee (CPPC) held a virtual meeting to provide a project update and present the 25% design of the Belmont Community Path to the public. This meeting also provided an opportunity for community members to offer comments and ask questions about the 25% design. If you were unable to attend the meeting, a copy of the presentation is available for download, along with the 25% design plans, and a forum to share your feedback. The Nitsch team will use the received feedback to prepare the 75% design plans.
On Thursday, November 4th, 2021 at 7:00PM the Community Path Project Committee (CPPC) will be hosting a virtual meeting where the Nitsch Team will present the 25% Submission Plans that were submitted to MassDOT earlier this week. During the meeting attendees will be provided an opportunity to provide comments and ask questions about the preliminary design of the Belmont Community Path. A link for you to download a copy of the 25% design plans is provided below. Following the meeting, we will provide a copy of the presentation from the public meeting and a link to provide additional comments and ask questions on this website. We look forward to seeing you at the public meeting on the 4th.
On Thursday evening, July 16th, 2020 the Community Path Project Committee (CPPC) held a virtual meeting to provide a project update and present the 25% design progress to the public. This meeting was also an opportunity for community members to react to the progress plans. If you were unable to attend the meeting, a copy of the presentation is available for download, along with the design plans, and a forum to share your feedback until July 31st. The Nitsch team will then use the received feedback to fine-tune the 25 % design plans before submitting them to MassDOT in Fall 2020.
This is in accordance with Governor Baker’s Executive Order of March 12, 2020; “Order Suspending Certain Provisions of the Open Meeting Law” – All Participation by Committee and Town Residents will be by Remote Access. If the audio becomes unavailable, the meeting will be paused until it can be restored, or the meeting will end.
MEETING AGENDA
Public Information Meeting for Phase 1 of the Belmont Community Path Project Draft 25% Design Documents
7:00PM: Meeting called to order
7:05 PM: Introduction by the CPPC
7:15PM: Presentation on 25% design by Nitsch Engineering
8:15PM: Public comments on 25% design
9:30PM: Meeting adjourned
HOW TO ACCESS THE MEETING
FOR PARTICIPANTS: The Community Path Project Committee meeting will start at 7:00 P.M. and you may join the meeting remotely starting at 6:50 P.M. The meeting will also be broadcast and recorded by the Belmont Media Center.
LINK TO VIRTUAL MEETING:
TO PROVIDE YOUR FEEDBACK:
Enter your Full Name under participant if you would like to provide comments and feedback (only those with a name entered will be allowed to comment and provide feedback to the CPPC team)
When prompted by the meeting chair, you can “raise your hand” to be recognized by the meeting host
Comments will be limited by the Chair, shall be concise, and shall not repeat previous comments or questions presented by others before you Chair is not obligated to recognize all comments and may end comment period prior to your comment being heard
BY PHONE:
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN FOLLOWING ALONG ELSEWHERE:
Hello! Thank you for visiting this site. Welcome to the Belmont Community Path Survey, which should take less than 5 minutes to complete.
This survey draws from information collected in previous studies of the Belmont community path, and on what we heard from the CPPC, Town Departments and project stakeholders. The goal is to collect additional information that will inform our design moving forward.
Before taking the survey you should ideally look at the draft 25% design files, which are accessible via this website.
The plans will help you to better understand the state of the project as you proceed through the survey.
You may also leave a comment. The survey will be open until July 30th. Comments and survey answers will be shared with the Town and the CPPC.
Thanks for participating!