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Officials say quiet‑zone mitigation for 11 crossings could cost into six figures per crossing; diagnostic report due
Summary
A town diagnostic put the cost to install quiet‑zone infrastructure at individual crossings between about $30,000 and $1,000,000, requiring joint action across towns. Officials scheduled a Dec. 17 community meeting to hear resident complaints and await a final diagnostic report before selecting mitigation options.
Town officials described a wide range of potential costs and complications for instituting MBTA quiet zones at the meeting on Nov. 3 and said any credible mitigation will require coordinated action among Freetown, Lakeville and neighboring municipalities.
Andrew, the town administrator, summarized preliminary feedback from a state-funded diagnostic…
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