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Issue · Sudbury, MA

Sherman's Bridge Rehabilitation Project

MassDOT bridge work requires special permits and raises environmental, historical, traffic, and school-bus routing concerns with full closure planned October 2026-January 2027.

Overview

Project involves fill in floodplain overlay, wood preservatives, and temporary full closure affecting commuters and school routing. Zoning Board approved special permit after Conservation Commission conditions; further state/federal approvals required.

Arguments against
Chemical preservatives risk leaching into river and harming aquatic life; historical character concerns
conservation-commission 2026-06-01
Against
What's next

Army Corps and additional state permits; construction timeline October 2026

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