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Templeton hears MassDOT update on $11.5 million Route 68 (Wilson Road) project
Summary
Engineers told the Select Board that final design and permitting steps remain before the project — programmed in the regional TIP — can be advertised; construction is estimated at $11.5 million and is expected to be advertised in FY2029, with town action required on right-of-way acquisitions.
A MassDOT consultant updated the Templeton Select Board on the long-running Route 68 (Wilson Road) modernization project, telling the board the State and federal transportation program currently shows about $11.5 million for construction and that the town must complete several design and permitting steps before the project can go to bid.
Nicholas, the presenting engineer, said the work covers roughly 2.6 miles from Route 202 to the Phillipston line and is intended to bring the roadway up to current state highway standards, correcting lane and shoulder widths, drainage deficits and two major culvert crossings —…
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