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Plymouth officials outline $20 million plan to redesign Route 3A intersections in Cedarville
Summary
DPW officials and GPI engineers presented three designs May 20 to rework intersections along Route 3A (State Road) from White Cliffs Drive to Hedges Pond Road in Plymouth, estimating roughly $20 million and forecasting at least two years of construction; public comment ran over an hour and Plan C was noted as the likely preferred alternative.
DPW Director Bill Coyle and engineers from consulting firm GPI presented three design alternatives May 20 for reconstruction of Route 3A (State Road) through Cedarville in Plymouth, saying the combined project that now includes Hedges Pond Road carries an estimated price tag of about $20 million.
The project covers State Road from White Cliffs Drive down to the entrance of the Shaw’s supermarket and would include improvements at two currently stop-controlled intersections and the Route 3 ramps. Director Bill Coyle reviewed the project’s approval history, describing how the scope expanded from an $8 million Herring Pond Road-only project to the current combined plan and noting the town must be shovel-ready to advance the work on the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
GPI engineers Zack and Ben Gomes outlined the Intersection Control Evaluation (ICE) process—screening, initial assessment and detailed assessment—that the team is using to compare safety, performance and cost outcomes for the three alternatives. The consultants identified driveway access at the Shaw’s site, the White Cliffs Drive intersection, and the ramps to Route 3 as primary issues that the design must address, and they said driveway access management strategies are among the measures under consideration.
Public comment lasted more than an hour. Community members raised questions and suggestions about access, circulation and construction impacts; DPW staff and the GPI engineers said they recorded those suggestions for incorporation into the detailed design. Meeting materials show three posted alternatives and the presenters indicated Plan C is probably the more favorable option based on initial feedback and technical checks.
Officials said the next step is to enter public feedback over the summer, begin detailed design work, and coordinate with MassDOT on schedule and permitting. Once construction begins, the town and consultants advised the community to expect the work to take at least two years. MassDOT is planning a separate public meeting for Cedarville this summer to present final design milestones and gather additional community input.
At the same meeting the committee approved the minutes from April 15, 2026; the transcript records the approval but does not include mover/second or a roll-call vote. The meeting adjourned at 8:12 PM.
