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Builders and planners press reforms to subdivision road standards and dead‑end limits to ease development and limit runoff
Summary
Builders and industry groups testified in support of bills to align new subdivision roadway standards with municipal reconstruction standards (H.2281) and to raise permitted dead‑end road length to 1,200 feet with intermediate turnarounds (H.2282), citing NFPA guidance and impervious‑surface concerns.
The committee heard multiple bills addressing subdivision road design and impervious‑surface standards. Mike Travellini of Pulte Homes, speaking for the Massachusetts Home Builders Association, supported H.2281 to ensure roadway design standards for new residential subdivisions do not exceed municipal standards for…
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