SENATE DOCKET, NO. 950 FILED ON: 2/9/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2366
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patrick M. O'Connor
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying resolve:
Resolve relative to construction on Route 3.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 950 FILED ON: 2/9/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2366
By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 2366) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to direct the Department of Transportation to publish a schedule for construction on Route 3 from Boston to Plymouth. Transportation. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2127 OF 2019-2020.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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Resolve relative to construction on Route 3.
Resolved, Whereas, Route 3 from Weymouth to Plymouth is a state highway, and
Whereas, the interchange of Route 3, Route 93, and Route 128, known as the Braintree split, is among the most heavily congested road areas in the state, and
Whereas, the above mentioned roadways have experienced explosive growth in traffic during the past 20 years, and
Whereas, the above mentioned roadways have been repeatedly recognized by state and local officials as in need of reconstruction and rewidening, and
Whereas, the above mentioned road has been the subject of multiple engineering studies and draft environmental impact reports,
Notwithstanding any law or regulations to the contrary, the State Department of Transportation is hereby required to publish a schedule for construction of the above roadway to be issued no later than July 1, 2022.