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Resident urges action on Third Avenue safety and roadside litter after ICE Arena traffic rise
Summary
A Watertown resident told the City Council that increased traffic tied to the ICE Arena has heightened safety concerns on Third Avenue and flagged persistent roadside litter; council members said they have discussed speed and cleanup options with township and law enforcement partners.
Doug Allen, a Watertown resident, told the City Council on March 3 that traffic related to the ICE Arena has raised safety concerns on Third Avenue and that roadside litter has become a recurring problem.
Allen said the roadway carries 30 to 40 additional cars during events, that its surfaces vary from gravel to crushed asphalt, and that many drivers are traveling fast enough to make the rough roadway more hazardous. “The speed limit on township roads is 55 miles an hour. That's pretty fast, when you've got 30 or 40 cars coming by coming from the…
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