An Act Preserving Open Space in the Commonwealth (M.G.L. c.3, §5A) – Alternatives Analysis:
In accordance with the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) and the Guidance on Implementation of An Act Preserving Open Space in the Commonwealth (M.G.L. c.3, §5A) issued in February 2023, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) issues the following alternatives analysis as required by M.G.L. c.3, §5A for the change of use of land related to the proposed traffic and safety improvement project at the intersection of Cambridge Road at South Bedford Street and Bedford Road in Woburn and Burlington (the “Project”). The purpose of the alternatives analysis is to demonstrate that no feasible or substantially equivalent alternative exists that avoids or further minimizes impacts to public land adjacent to the project site that is protected by Article 97 of the Massachusetts Constitution.