Woburn City Council Approves Chick-Fil-A Proposal

WOBURN, MA—Washington St. is likely going to be home to a Chick-Fil-A restaurant after a City Council vote Tuesday night.

During its meeting Tuesday, Woburn City Council voted 6-3 in favor of a proposal with conditions, which would bring a drive-thru Chick-Fil-A restaurant to the W.R. Grace site in East Woburn. Ward Four Alderman Michael Anderson, Alderman At-Large Michael Concannon and Ward 5 Alderman Darlene Mercer-Bruen represented the opposing votes.

The vote yielded the same result as last Wednesday's Special Permits committee meeting, in which City Council members voted as a committee of the whole in favor of the proposal.

City Council voted in favor of the proposal, filed by Madison Woburn Holdings LLC, which contained 16 different conditions. The conditions included plans which seek to help mitigate traffic, including the following which are subject to approval of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation:

• Provide second northbound left-turn lane from Washington Street onto I-95 northbound ramp
• Provide exclusive northbound left-turn lane from Washington Street onto Olympia Avenue
• Provide second exclusive through lane on Washington Street Northbound at Olympia Avenue
• Install new adaptive traffic signal

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