Authorizes the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain land in Woburn and Burlington for highway purposes.

This bill authorizes the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain parcels of land in Woburn and Burlington for highway purposes. The land, held in trust by the city of Boston for the Mary P. C. Cummings Testamentary Trust, includes temporary construction areas and permanent easements. The bill aims to ensure no net loss of land subject to Article 97 of the Massachusetts Constitution. The department will assume all costs associated with the takings, including engineering, surveys, appraisals, and deed preparation.

Authorizes the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain land in Woburn and Burlington for highway purposes.

This bill authorizes the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain parcels of land in Woburn and Burlington for highway purposes. The land, held in trust by the city of Boston for the Mary P. C. Cummings Testamentary Trust, includes temporary construction areas and permanent easements. The bill aims to ensure no net loss of land subject to Article 97 of the Massachusetts Constitution. The department will assume all costs associated with the takings, including engineering, surveys, appraisals, and deed preparation.