Engineering

Complete Streets

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) established a funding program to encourage municipalities to regularly and routinely include “Complete Streets” design elements and infrastructure locally. A Complete Street provides safe and accessible options for all travel modes, including walking, biking, public transit, and private vehicles, for all ages and abilities. The previously adopted "Devens Complete Streets Policy" which incorporated principles that contribute to the overall safety, health, economic viability, and quality of life of the community has been updated to incorporate sustainable Green Streets design elements such as green stormwater infrastructure, shade trees, and the use of recycled materials, to protect and create a healthier natural and social environment, improve air and water quality, and help reduce localized flooding. The Devens Green and Complete Streets Policy will be applied to projects previously identified in the Devens Complete Streets Prioritization Plan and to other projects undertaken throughout Devens.

Planning & Zoning

The Devens Enterprise Commission acts as the regulatory and permitting authority for the community. Its role is to administer and enforce the reuse plan, bylaws, regulations, and sustainability vision. The commission functions as a board of health, conservation commission, zoning board of appeals, historic district commission, and planning board.

Devens Enterprise Commission
33 Andrews Parkway, Devens
978-772-8831 ext. 3313

Stormwater Management

The Devens Department of Public Works & Recreation maintains the public stormwater system in Devens. The system provides for the collection and treatment of rainwater runoff from public buildings and roads.

Stormwater runoff is rainfall and melting snow that is not absorbed into the ground and instead runs over land until it finds its way to sensitive water resources including wetlands, rivers, ponds, and streams. As it flows over land, driveways, parking lots, and roads, it can pick up material such as trash, excess fertilizer, oil, salt, and sand. A carefully designed and properly maintained stormwater system keeps our environment clean and protects our water resources.

If you have questions or comments regarding the Devens stormwater system, please email stormwater@massdevelopment.com.

Think Blue Massachusetts

A statewide educational campaign to help residents and businesses do their part to reduce polluted runoff and keep our state’s lakes, rivers, and streams clean and healthy.

Traffic

The Devens Reuse Plan outlines a thoughtful guideline for the Devens road network. Jackson Road is the primary north/south roadway providing a connection from West Main Street in Ayer, and other areas north of Devens, to Route 2 at Interchange 37. Barnum Road connects Routes 2A, 110, and 111 from the Ayer rotary to Patton Road and Jackson Road. Hospital Road connects Front Street in Shirley to Jackson Road.