From the Mashpee Enterprise · September 25, 2026 · By Lauren Surbey
On September 17, 2026, Mashpee’s Conservation Commission unanimously approved replacing the Red Brook Road culvert on the Mashpee-Falmouth line. The 5-foot culvert will be replaced by one 10 feet wide and 8 feet high, the road raised up to 1.5 feet, and sand filters added on both sides to treat runoff. Goals include better tidal flow and fish passage, resilience to sea-level rise, and space for salt marsh to migrate upstream.
Red Brook, which flows to Hamblin Pond at the head of Waquoit Bay, runs past 23 acres of former cranberry bog. APCC is funding the work with more than $925,000 from a 2023 federal habitat grant. Most permits are in hand, with a state Chapter 91 license still needed, and the road will close for about three to four weeks. A separate Mashpee River culvert hearing was continued to October.
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