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Revised Sankaty Road driveway plan narrows conflict with bike path but neighbors remain concerned
Summary
A revised subdivision and driveway plan for Sankaty Road would eliminate a driveway crossing of the bike path and add signage, detectable warning panels and landscaping changes; nearby residents said the proposed southern driveway still risks confusion at the bike-path terminus.
Town planning staff and a developer representative presented a revised plan for two Sankaty Road lots that would create a combined driveway placed south of the existing bike-path terminus and remove a direct driveway crossing of the path.
Planner Art (surname not specified) told BPAC the revised plan would convert two existing lots into three and then restrict access so there would be a single shared driveway for two of the resulting lots. "What we're proposing ... is to completely remove any crossing of the bike path with the driveway," Art said, describing a relocated driveway to the south, a narrowed and re-angled bike-path terminus, additional pavement to create a clearer right angle, a split-rail fence to discourage an…
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