Select Board presses MassDOT for geotechnical data as Powder Point Bridge debate intensifies
After a MassDOT response letter, the Duxbury Select Board and public debated a proposed MassDOT replacement, possible wooden‑bridge rehabilitation, funding options, and whether the town could face a 'point of no return' in procurement. Board asked advisory committee to continue review and sought geotechnical and Section 106 timelines from MassDOT.
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Select Board members and a packed public forum pressed MassDOT and town advisers on Aug. 3 over the future of Powder Point Bridge after the town received a MassDOT letter detailing a project timeline. A Select Board member summarized portions of the MassDOT response and said the agency’s construction estimate assumes "approximately 4.5 years" of work; that duration, multiple residents said, would produce major traffic detours and local economic impacts for businesses and beach access.
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