Budget Amendment ID: FY2019-S4-1162-R4

4th Redraft TRP 1162

Improvements to the Route 117 Corridor in Bolton

Mr. Tran and Ms. L'Italien moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section 56 the following section:-

“SECTION 56A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility of increasing the width of route 2 between the town of Concord and the city of Gardner. The study shall evaluate the cost of adding a lane in either direction, including the cost of relocating crossings and exits and rebuilding existing bridges. The study shall also take into account the existing traffic flow and congestion and the extent to which an additional lane would improve traffic flow and congestion. The department shall submit a report with the results of the study to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate and the joint committee on transportation not later than December 31, 2019.”