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Speaker 1: Peter Randall's family has lived in Duxbury for twelve generations

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Speaker 1: and he loves the history. But the state has its

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Speaker 1: eyes set on one of his favorite landmarks.

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Speaker 2: The state wants to come in and they want to

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Speaker 2: build a massive concrete and steel bridge.

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Speaker 1: NOSDOT is looking to replace the all wood powder Point

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Speaker 1: bridge that makes the iconic thumping when cars drive over.

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Speaker 1: The agency says the bridge is in a state of

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Speaker 1: disrepair and needs to go, but there appears to be

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Speaker 1: significant opposition here. People will think this is part of

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Speaker 1: Duxbury's foundation.

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Speaker 2: In nineteen forty one, my grandfather was head of the

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Speaker 2: Highway department for Duxbury and so he inherited the bridge

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Speaker 2: and would make all the repairs every year.

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Speaker 1: Close to six thousand people have signed a petition to

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Speaker 1: have it kept and repaired instead. That's more than a

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Speaker 1: third of the small town's population. Christine Hall is also

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Speaker 1: on the save our Bridge campaign.

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Speaker 3: It's a very unique place in the world and we

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Speaker 3: want to keep it.

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Speaker 1: Kyle Schaffer to be Busy Boston's news radio