| Agenda: | SITE VISITS and MEETING:
There will be four site visits on May 28, 2015, starting at 3:00 PM at the following locations: (*note approximate site visit times listed)
1st visit at 3:00 PM – 31 Hallet Ln. / No Parking Signs
2nd visit at *3:15 PM – Main St. at Lighthouse Lot (north end) / Crosswalk
3rd visit at *3:20 PM - Main St. at Mill Pond Rd. / No Off Street Parking Sign
4th visit at *3:40 PM – 52 Chatham Bars Ave. / No Bus Parking
There will be a meeting of the Traffic Safety Committee on
Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 4:00 PM. The meeting will be held at the
Chatham DPW Building, 221 Crowell Road, in the main floor Meeting Room.
-Approval of Meeting Minutes for meeting on March 26, 2015
-Review of draft letter to BOS & RTA on Bus Stop relocation to Route 28 at Veteran’s Field Road from the current location at the rotary
-Request for State No Parking Signs & Relocation of RTA Bus Stop
Route 28/Main Street at Veteran’s Field Road
Requested by Chatham Traffic Safety Committee
-Review of draft letter to BOS & Mass DOT on changing current roadway markings/signage from passing zone to no passing zone on Route 28 between Uncle Albert’s Lane to Pond View Ave.
-Request to Eliminate Passing Zone
Route 28 (between Uncle Albert’s Ln. and Pond View Av.)
Requested by Peter Groul, 1233 Main St., Chatham
-Request for No Parking Signs
31 Hallet Lane
Requested by Lisa B. Green, 31 Hallet Lane
Related Site Visit on 5/28/15
-Request for No Parking Signs (No Bus Parking)
Chatham Bars Ave. in area of Nameless Ln.
Requested by Charles Baldwin, 52 Chatham Bars Av., Chatham
Related Site Visit on 5/28/15
-Request for “No Off Street Parking” Sign
Main Street at Mill Pond Road
Requested by Ray Foster & Judith Smith, 7 Mill Pond Road, Chatham
Related Site visit on 5/28/15
-Request for Discharge/Pick up area at Orpheum Theater Entrance
637 Main Street
Chatham Orpheum Theater/Kevin McLain
Continue from March Meeting
-Request for Comment – Pedestrian Safety (crosswalks & signage)
Main Street – downtown area
Chatham Committee for the Disabled/John Poignand, Chairman
-Request for Reduced Speed Limit Signs & Pedestrian Signs
Shore Road (Barcliff Ave – Chatham Bars Ave)
Requested by Chatham Police Department/Deputy Chief John Cauble
-Request for Pavement Markings and permanent Speed Device
Old Comers Road at Old Queen Anne Road
Requested by David Morrison, 121 Old Comers Road
-Request for Comment/Review/Actions ( 9 items)
Re: Rte 28 at it exists & proposed 25% Design
Route 28 – West Chatham (Barn Hill Rd – George Ryder Rd)
Requested by David C. Burns MD / West Chatham Association, Inc.
1. To review traffic reports provided by Chatham Police Department. (This roadway is safer than many others intersections in Chatham), for safety and other reasons, more than 90% of businesses in this area oppose the elimination of the turning lane, as well as the proposed roundabouts. Current roadway has served the community for over 40 years
2. For safety reasons, we request consideration for real "life" testing by reducing
roadway to two (2) lanes in July, including setting up temporary roundabouts at both intersections (BH & GRRs). The testing should be done for a period of at least one week if not two (2) weeks. Mr. Tom Currier (MassDOT) did agree that this could be possible.
3. Review simulation study created for wcroadwaydesign.com at 1 hour and 55
seconds of the MassDOT 25% design study meeting. This shows a car from
the east making a turn (without a turning lane) into Post Office Square being hit broadside by a car from the west. Consider how unsafe the proposed design is.
4. Stake proposed roadway and perimeter of roundabouts so that the area of impact can be seen and evaluate same for safety concerns.
5. Review area of study. Were cars going to and from Hardings Beach or
trailered boats going to Oyster River boatyard and Town Landing included? Unless all vehicles are included, which we do not believe they were, how can safety be measured?
6. Was area to the east and to the west of the roundabouts studied for impact on safety and on traffic? Ability of police and fire to get through the traffic backups entering the roundabouts along the entire Rte. 28 corridor to the
east and west. If not, this data is needed
7. Consider impact on safety of two 5 foot road shoulders for bike traffic that end in less than 1000 feet. (There is no bike shoulder east or west of the
neighborhood center. The 10 foot bike 'boulevard' ends at a roundabout)
8. Consider Florida DOT Report, WPI# 0510824: bicyclists do not receive the same safety benefits from utilizing roundabouts; bicycle accident rates at roundabouts are 15 times those of cars.
9. Consider the impact on safety on those vehicles entering or exiting
George Ryder Road South, as George Ryder Road So. would be only
50-60 feet from the entrance of the roundabout.
-Request for Comment – Letter of Support for West Chatham Roadway Project
Route 28 – West Chatham (Barn Hill Rd – George Ryder Rd)
Requested by Rick Leavitt / West Chatham Village and Business Association
-Request for Stop Sign, One Way Signs, Crosswalk… ( revised 3 items)
Requested by Winifred Lear / Old Village Association
Related Site visit on 5/28/2015
1. Hallett Lane – One Way Signs going west from Main Street to School Street
2. Main Street at Shore Road - Installation of stop sign to create a three way stop at the intersection
3. Main Street at Lighthouse Overlook - Establish a crosswalk between the Main Street sidewalk and the overlook at the northern end of the Lighthouse Lot
-Request for Comment - Safety of Traffic Islands
Route 28 /Main Street between Barn Hill Road & George Ryder Road
Requested by Stephen Buckley, 15 Balfour Lane
Request for Comment regarding what effect on safety that "traffic islands" would bring to Route 28 in West Chatham where now exists a center turn-left lane, and also when compared to the 2-lane design plan that was presented at the Committee's March meeting.
Adjourn |