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Planning board continues controversial Washville car-wash hearing amid traffic study dispute
Summary
The Hooksett Planning Board continued review of a proposed Washville automatic car wash at 1317–1319 Hooksett Road after public commenters and a competing operator called for a full traffic impact study. The board did not decide the traffic-waiver request and set a date to reconvene; DOT has reviewed the driveway separately.
The Hooksett Planning Board on Oct. 20 continued the public hearing for a proposed Washville automatic car wash at 1317–1319 Hooksett Road after residents and an attorney for a nearby operator urged the board to require a comprehensive traffic-impact study.
The applicant, represented by GPI Engineering, presented updated plans showing a single, 135-foot automatic tunnel, three pay lanes, 24 vacuum stalls and on-site stormwater infiltration measures. GPI said the proposal reduces impervious surface compared with the current paved condition and will reuse about 65% of process water in a multi-stage recycling system.
Why it matters: Public commenters and a nearby car-wash operator argued that the proposed Washville would generate hundreds of new trips on an already busy stretch of Hooksett Road, where the applicant’s short traffic memo estimated 656 weekday trips and 1,213 Saturday trips. Opponents said those figures warrant a full…
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