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Committee approves directional signs for Granite State Escape; DPW flags feasibility concerns
Summary
The committee approved a request from Granite State Escape for highway directional signage, contingent on New Hampshire DOT approval; DPW and committee members raised concerns about sign locations, pedestrian clearance and the city's maintenance responsibilities.
The Public Safety, Health and Traffic Committee of the Manchester Board of Mayor & Aldermen voted to approve a request from Granite State Escape to install directional road signs, contingent on New Hampshire Department of Transportation approval to add the business to the I-293 attraction sign at exit 5.
Committee members and Department of Public Works staff said the request raised operational questions. Alderman Long recounted a 2020 wayfinding effort and warned that adding businesses to state-directional signs can lead to proliferation of local wayfinding posts the city must maintain: “we moved a lot of signs and there was…
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