Jury backs state's use of eminent domain for Exit 4A

By: Staff Report

Outlets: Eagle-Tribune

Published: October 22, 2026

Words: 837

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago


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DERRY — A jury has sided with the state in a legal challenge to the $100 million-plus Exit 4A project, ruling that the state’s seizure of private land to build the new Interstate 93 interchange serves a legitimate public purpose.

The unanimous verdict came after a four-day trial in a case brought by companies owned by local developer Steven Trefethen, who argued that the project primarily benefits the massive Woodmont Commons development in Londonderry at the …

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