 The townspeople of Norwell, though, voted to oppose any route through their town, citing fears of contaminating their water supply.At a special town meeting in Hingham on September 30, 1968, citizens voted to oppose the Route 228 proposal, 559–506, especially because, due to Norwell's earlier vote, it appeared the MDPW was leaning toward the Hingham interchange alternative.The town did vote, however, 422–231, that if the route were to be built despite the town's opposition, that the Pond Street interchange and Eastern Line alternative would be the only proposal Hingham would accept.