Transportation
Roads & Infrastructure
Broader road-network and public-works context beyond Howland Road itself.
60-Second Summary
- Lakeville's 2024 estimate to resurface two Howland Road segments was approximately $713,270 — a resurfacing estimate, not a damage forecast.
- That estimate does not include widening, reconstruction, or utility relocation.
- Engineering condition surveys for every affected Town road and intersection have not been documented as complete.
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Key Facts
Why This Matters in Lakeville
Broader road-network and public-works context beyond Howland Road itself.
What Is Known
The 2024 paving estimate
Lakeville's 2024 estimate to resurface two Howland Road segments — from the Freetown Town Line to the railroad, and from the Assonet Town Line to the railroad — totaled approximately $713,270.
This figure is explicitly a resurfacing estimate. It is not a forecast of project-caused damage, and it does not include widening, intersection reconstruction, or utility relocation.
Key sources
- Lakeville 2024 Howland Road paving estimate — two segments, approx. $713,270 combined — Town of Lakeville, 2024
What remains unresolved
- Engineering and video condition surveys for every affected Town road and intersection
- Whether Town roads besides Howland Road would carry haul traffic
- A road-maintenance agreement or bond/escrow sized to potential extraordinary deterioration
Sources
Key sources
- Lakeville 2024 Howland Road paving estimate — two segments, approx. $713,270 combined — Town of Lakeville, 2024
- Lakeville traffic study — Howland Road corridor — Town of Lakeville, 2024