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Residents press Hampton council to halt Shell Road closures and test traffic remedies
Summary
Residents from Greenbrier and surrounding neighborhoods urged the council to reconsider planned closures and a traffic pilot on Shell Road and nearby streets, citing emergency access, property impacts, and inadequate notice; staff defended a pilot approach, saying closures preserve pedestrian access and that emergency vehicles can pass.
Several Hampton residents on Monday urged the City Council to reconsider plans to close parts of Shell Road and adjacent streets as part of a traffic-control pilot, saying the closures could reroute traffic into private driveways, impede emergency access and otherwise injure long-standing neighborhood patterns.
Franklin Chambers, who lives near Shell and Greenbrier, said he feared vehicles would be forced into his circle driveway, potentially blocking emergency response and increasing hazardous turning maneuvers. “I don't understand how this decision was made and how that's gonna help the…
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