SENATE DOCKET, NO. 736        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2249

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John F. Keenan

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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 bill:

An Act directing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to conduct a highway noise study in Quincy.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 736        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2249

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2342 OF 2021-2022.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act directing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to conduct a highway noise study in Quincy.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is hereby directed to conduct a comprehensive noise study along the northbound and southbound sides of Route I-93 in the city of Quincy from exit 10, Squantum Street/Milton to the I-93/Route 3 split and continuing along the northbound and southbound sides of Route 3 and appurtenant on and off ramps to the Washington Street Bridge in the town of Braintree, to determine the ambient noise level generated by the existing Route I-93 traffic. Said study shall be conducted by an acoustical engineer employed by or on behalf of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.