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Residents report vibration, committee orders speed signage on Great Plain Avenue; trench repair noted as temporary
Summary
After residents described morning vibration on Great Plain Avenue linked to recent utility trenching, the committee agreed to install missing regulatory speed signs (reflecting an existing 35 mph zone) and to ask DPW to pursue signage and consider radar signs; staff clarified the Eversource trench will receive permanent repair next year.
Needham residents told the Transportation Safety Committee on Sept. 10 that repeated utility trenching and heavy‑truck traffic along Great Plain Avenue near Prospect Street had caused ongoing vibration and settlement at residences, and committee members agreed to restore proper regulatory speed signage and to evaluate signage and enforcement options.
A resident described repeated excavation and backfilling associated with an Eversource project that left settlement and “shaking” at houses, particularly early in the morning.…
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