Hooksett planning board to request plans, traffic report from Manchester for proposed medical center near 28 Bypass

Hooksett planning staff will request plans and the traffic-generation report from Manchester after the town received a notice that a proposed medical center, described as including emergency services, may be sited near the intersection of the 28 Bypass and Wellington Road.

Board members reviewed a notice from Manchester and said the proposal — which the notice described as a medical center with emergency services — could affect traffic signal timing and local intersections. "Once I saw 'emergency services,' it seems like that's a big medical center that's more than just an urgent care," one member said during discussion. Members asked staff to obtain the full plan set and trip-generation/traffic study and circulate it to the board; staff agreed to request the materials from Manchester planning staff and to draft a letter summarizing Hooksett's concerns if plans are available.

Specific items discussed included driveway siting and whether left turns would be permitted onto the 28 Bypass, potential requirements for turn lanes or signal improvements, whether sewer would be extended to serve the site, and the effect of ambulance traffic. The board asked staff to request the traffic report and plans and to submit comments to Manchester before that town's scheduled hearing; staff said they would circulate materials to the planning board and incorporate members' comments into a letter.

No formal Hooksett action was taken to oppose or endorse the Manchester application; board members said they wanted more information before taking a formal position.