Plans to rebuild a bridge to Long Island in Boston Harbor, which has served as an addiction recovery haven, bode well following a ruling by Massachusetts' highest court.
While the island and bridge are under Boston's jurisdiction, the bridge connects to Quincy, which opposes the project. But the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled on July 26 that a Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection order trumps the Quincy Conservation Commission’s application denial associated with the bridge construction. The 17-page ruling notes, “the commission did not rest its determination on more stringent location provisions.”