The Department of Transportation shall establish a task force to develop and provide oversight on a feasibility study for safely widening Route 2 and implementation of other safety improvements from the Concord rotary to the City of Gardner. The task force shall consist of 2 members of the House of Representatives, 1 who shall be the House chair from the Committee on Transportation or their designee, and 1 who shall be a local Representative; 2 members of the Senate, 1 who shall be the Senate chair from the Committee on Transportation or their designee, and 1 who shall be the local State Senator; the Secretary of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation or their designee; and two members to be appointed by the Governor who shall be residents of the cities and towns along said stretch of highway.

The task force shall evaluate the widening of the aforementioned highway, including, but not limited to, signage, lighting, landscape, improvements, traffic flow, relocations of crossings and exits and bridge rebuilds to facilitate the expansion of Route 2 in this corridor from its present 2 lanes in each direction, to 3 lanes in each direction. The task force shall report their findings, together with recommended necessary improvements and a cost analysis to the Governor and the clerks of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 180 days of this act.