To the editor:

Mattapoisett residents interested in the proposed DOT road project may wish to tune in or attend the Select Board meeting Aug. 27. The Select Board agenda — due out on Friday — should confirm that the town’s consulting engineers, VHB, are scheduled to be present.

As many recall, the project’s primary funder, MassDOT, held a widely advertised public information session June 18. At that time we learned VHB had assigned a new project manager. The public was invited to ask questions and make comments in writing. Some of the submitted questions have been answered by DOT. Other questions, like mine, were returned to the designer, VHB, in order that the Town and VHB could provide answers. My questions, which speak to the costs DOT does not pay, construction planning and adherence to our local scenic roads bylaw, have not been answered yet.

I remain concerned that the Select Board has not formed a local committee as Town Meeting voted.

Bonne DeSousa, Mattapoisett