Can you explain to us what the MA law state requires for easements, eminent domain for land on both sides of the bridge? Has DBR been brought up to speed on the idea that they may have land taken from them?
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Why was SGH hired in 2019 to do temporary or make safe repairs only? Why were these repairs not done on a permanent basis? Specifically, why were the cross braces not replaced and does this play into the weight issue that we currently have?
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What is the timeline for Powder Point Bridge? Specifically, what percentage of design is MADOT at? Can someone explain to the Town’s people how this % works. % of what?
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When does a contract have to be signed with MA Dot? Who is the Town of Duxbury’s signatory on this document?
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Do the Town’s people get to weigh in on this decision through a vote? Why was the concrete/steel bridge path taken before the Town voted? Why in 1986 was this done this way and not this time around? What are our exact options if it was to go to vote? Concrete/Steel Highway Bridge, A Wooden Bridge; or a compromise?
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Can you produce in any report (Tingley, SGH, MADOT) that the bridge must be replaced?
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Why was the Powder Point Bridge Committee disbanded? When was this done? Has anything been done to get it back together since Town Meeting where the full dissolve of it was not approved by the town’s people?
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What has the Town done since the Coastal Resiliency Committee Report stating that the PPB would cost $40million in upcoming repairs?
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How did the PPB get put on the TIP list? Who was the signatory on the application? What were the steps and requirements to get on the TIP? Can we get the process explain to us?
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If the construction is to take 3-3.5 years without interruption, what is the actual time we will be down without a bridge with permits only allowed for 4-6 months per year in this area typically? Does that mean 7 to 10 years, possibly?
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What is the process for emergency vehicles in this timeframe without a bridge? Have Marshfield and Plymouth emergency services been asked to weigh in on this?
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Has an environmental feasibility study been done? If not, would it not make sense given the area in question?
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Will the public get to see a fair analysis of a side-by-side maintenance schedule for next 30 years or so on all bridge options? How will the town deal with temperature restraints when concrete repairs are required?
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How would the lease work with DBR if we are without a bridge, the parking lot is filled with construction equipment and sticker sales plummet?
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