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Applicant for Muscat Court concrete plant offers no-left-turn plan, $25,000 contribution and 12-month monitoring to avoid left‑turn lane
Summary
Developers proposing a concrete plant at 9 Muscat Court told the Planning Board a left‑turn lane on Route 17M is not warranted under AASHTO guidelines; the project team offered a driver-detour policy, a 12‑month traffic monitoring program and a $25,000 fair‑share payment to the town as mitigation. The board asked for clearer monitoring scope and confirmation of crash data before final action.
John Sebelero, traffic engineer with Stonefield Engineering and Design, told the Planning Board the proposed concrete plant at 9 Muscat Court would not by itself meet AASHTO warrants for a left‑turn lane and reviewed operations, sight‑distance and crash history that shaped that conclusion. "Per AASHTO guidelines, all it takes is just 5 left turns to warrant a left turn lane," Sebelero said, and argued the project’s conservative trip generation shows delay would be comparable with or without the development.
The applicant — represented at the meeting by a company representative who…
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