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Residents urge new traffic counts and safety fixes for McGrath Square and Danforth Street

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Residents from Friends of Saxonville told the Framingham Traffic Commission they see rising speeds, unsafe turning movements at McGrath Square and gaps in planned upgrades due to budget uncertainty; they asked the commission to authorize updated traffic counts and to place the item on a future agenda.

Steve Wiseman, chair of the Friends of Saxonville Village Center Improvement Committee, told the Framingham Traffic Commission on March 25 that speeding and“uncontrolled turning traffic” at McGrath Square and high speeds on Danforth Street create a serious safety risk.

Wiseman said Friends of Saxonville has worked with the Department of Public Works on McGrath Square since 2015 but that planned rehabilitation may be delayed by the city’s financial situation.…

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