Nasco, Inc. v. Director of Public Works

A headline in the April 27, 1967, edition of The Woonsocket Call proclaimed: “State To Build Road Bypassing Main Street.” The story told the reader that the “* * ⅜ bypass road would be constructed through the reclaimed pond area from Bernon Street to Clinton Street” and that there would be some condemnation of land. Today a motorist approaching the downtown section of the city of Woonsocket can observe roadside signs that point the way to the “Main Street Bypass.”

The bypass, a traffic engineering marvel, is a modern divided highway providing two lanes for both north- and south-bound traffic.…