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Future Development

Road Widening & Property Impacts

Widening and easement questions, addressed factually, without asserting eminent domain is planned or ruled out.

60-Second Summary

  • It is premature to state that eminent domain will occur.
  • The documented need is for the proposed cross-section, existing right-of-way, any additional land or easements, every affected parcel, cost, and funding source to be shown before approval.
Requires Determination

Why This Matters in Lakeville

Widening and easement questions, addressed factually, without asserting eminent domain is planned or ruled out.

What Is Known

Requires Determination

What has not been shown

  • The proposed roadway cross-section
  • The existing public right-of-way
  • Any additional land or easements required, and which parcels
  • Cost and funding source
  • Whether future buildout traffic — not just excavation-phase traffic — was used to size any proposed widening

Key sources

  1. Right-of-way acquisition and property guidance — MassDOT
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Sources

Key sources

  1. Right-of-way acquisition and property guidance — MassDOT
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