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Needham panel asks engineers to study new crosswalk treatments, school-zone changes at Cedar and Central near Elliott School
Summary
The Transportation Safety Committee voted July 9 to ask engineering and mobility planning to study pedestrian refuge islands, an RRFB on the southwest corner and a school‑zone reassessment at the Central/Cedar intersection near Elliott School after residents reported repeated near misses.
The Town of Needham Transportation Safety Committee voted July 9 to ask Town engineering, the Department of Public Works and mobility planning to study multiple traffic treatments at the Central Avenue–Cedar Street intersection serving Elliott School, including a pedestrian refuge island on Cedar Street, an RRFB (rectangular rapid‑flashing beacon) on the southwest corner that would actuate across the Cedar crossing, a school‑zone signage reassessment and possible flashing stop or turn‑yield signs.
Why it matters: residents and parents told the committee they regularly see drivers make fast turning movements at the three‑way intersection and reported monthly near misses involving children crossing to and from Elliott.…
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