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Village crosswalk safety revisited as DOT technology, costs cited; town traffic group to monitor corridor work
Summary
A town traffic committee representative told the Select Board that improved technology and lower costs for flashing beacons warrant revisiting the earlier decision to retire village crosswalks; the board and local committees will track Route 16 corridor planning and DOT data.
John Gotchen, speaking as a village association member and representative to Lakes Region Planning, asked the Tamworth Select Board on May 13 to keep crosswalk safety on the town's radar as a larger Route 16 corridor study proceeds.
Gotchen said a previous Select Board decision had been to retire the village crosswalks because upgrades to meet current safety standards appeared cost prohibitive at that time. "We at that time made that decision because it was cost prohibitive," he said. He told the board…
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