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Cape Cod Commission recommends signal or roundabout options, short- and long-term fixes for Station Avenue
Summary
The Cape Cod Commission presented a draft Station Avenue corridor study to the Yarmouth Select Board on Jan. 7, outlining crash history, traffic counts and a menu of short-term safety fixes plus longer-term alternatives such as traffic signals or roundabouts at the Route 6 ramps and changes at the White's Path intersection.
The Cape Cod Commission presented a draft Station Avenue corridor study to the Yarmouth Select Board on Wednesday, outlining safety and circulation concerns along the corridor from the Route 6 interchange ramps to Wood Road.
The study, presented by Colleen Medeiros, transportation program manager at the Cape Cod Commission, said Station Avenue carries about 15,000 vehicles per day on an annual average, with roughly a 10% bump in summer. The commission documented about 162 crashes corridor-wide and identified several problem locations: the Route 6 ramp intersections, the White's Path signal area and the Wood Road intersection. "We did collect traffic volumes, and you'll see here, carries about 15,000 cars, on an annual average basis," Medeiros said.
The draft report recommends a combination of near-term,…
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