Needham working group to deliver three right‑of‑way concepts to Select Board, may pilot changes first

The Envision Needham Center working group presented a schedule on Sept. 10 that would produce three competing right‑of‑way concepts for Great Plain Avenue and deliver them to the Needham Select Board by late 2025 for a board decision. The committee’s role is advisory; the Select Board will choose which concept to advance and whether to pursue a temporary pilot before moving into final design and construction. The working group was established by the Select Board in 2024 to advise the Department of Public Works and consulting engineers on design, outreach and funding for the Needham Center corridor. The Select Board’s June motion that created the committee asked the group and consultants to develop at least three plans: a version close to the existing four‑lane layout, a three‑lane (hybrid) option and a two‑lane…