The Project
Scale of the Project
What 6.45 million cubic yards and 565.77 acres mean in context, without editorializing.
60-Second Summary
- 6,453,850 cubic yards is the figure used in the Town's own fee calculation.
- 565.77 acres is roughly equivalent in scale to the abutting ~613-acre state wildlife parcel.
- Converted into trucks or railcars, the volume becomes tangible — see the interactive calculators.
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Key Facts
Why This Matters in Lakeville
What 6.45 million cubic yards and 565.77 acres mean in context, without editorializing.
What Is Known
The two headline figures
The 565.77-acre figure and the 6,453,850 cubic-yard figure both come directly from Town records: the parcel's acreage from Select Board materials, and the cubic-yard figure from the public hearing notice and fee calculation.
Key sources
- Lakeville public hearing notice — proposed removal of approx. 6,453,850 cubic yards — Town of Lakeville, 2026
- Lakeville Select Board materials, Jan. 6, 2026 — acreage, zoning, railroad adjacency, state wildlife land — Town of Lakeville Select Board, 2026-01-06
Converted into trucks and railcars
At 30 cubic yards per load, 6.45 million cubic yards is approximately 215,000 loaded truck trips (430,000 total movements including empty return). At 20 cubic yards per load, approximately 323,000 loaded trips.
At 100 pounds per cubic foot and 100–110 tons per railcar, the same volume is approximately 8.71 million tons and 79,000–87,000 loaded railcars if moved entirely by rail.
Full adjustable inputs are on the Truck Traffic and Rail Feasibility pages.
Key sources
- Lakeville traffic study — Howland Road corridor — Town of Lakeville, 2024
- Aggregate, sand and gravel railcar equipment — typical 100–110 ton capacities — CSX Transportation
- Soil design guidance — loose dry sand, approx. 99–102 lb/ft³ — MassDOT
Sources
Key sources
- Lakeville public hearing notice — proposed removal of approx. 6,453,850 cubic yards — Town of Lakeville, 2026
- Lakeville Select Board materials, Jan. 6, 2026 — acreage, zoning, railroad adjacency, state wildlife land — Town of Lakeville Select Board, 2026-01-06
- Property tax assessment history (2009–2026) and 565.77-acre lot size for 30 Howland Road — Redfin (public assessor-derived listing data), 2026 (live document — verify current version)Independently re-fetched during this site's Sept. 4, 2026 factual audit. Confirms the $320,000 (2020) and $4,561,300 (2025) figures and adds a 2026 assessment of $1,830,300 — a 62% drop from 2025. This third-party listing is assessor-derived but has not been cross-checked against the Town Assessor's own database directly; the volatility pattern (roughly flat 2009–2023, then +433% in 2024, +95% in 2025, −62% in 2026) is consistent with, but does not confirm, exit from a Chapter 61/61A/61B current-use program followed by reassessment.
- Lakeville traffic study — Howland Road corridor — Town of Lakeville, 2024
- Aggregate, sand and gravel railcar equipment — typical 100–110 ton capacities — CSX Transportation
- Soil design guidance — loose dry sand, approx. 99–102 lb/ft³ — MassDOT