Marshfield Rep Calls for Route 3 Improvements
      During Tuesday’s Transportation Committee hearing, Rep. Frank Hynes (D-Marshfield) asked his fellow lawmakers to support road improvement legislation (H. 2208, 2209, 2211) to relieve congestion on Route 3, the main artery to Cape Cod from Boston.
      “The first would order the establishment of high-occupancy vehicle lane, the second mandates a firm schedule for widening the road between Weymouth and Plymouth, and the third allows expanded use of the breakdown lane. Hynes said the state needs to alleviate Rte. 3 traffic ties-ups occurring year round, not just during the summer. Noting that Governor Romney’s 20-year transportation plan includes a proposal to widen Rte. 3, Hynes called on the governor to provide a schedule for the work regardless of legislation.