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DOT proposes all‑way stop as one countermeasure for Alton’s Route 11/Grama Hill intersection; selectmen urge lower‑impact fixes
Summary
The New Hampshire DOT presented data and countermeasures for the Route 11/Grama Hill Road intersection, including an all‑way stop option that DOT said can cut serious injuries; local selectmen and residents expressed concerns about summer backups and favored adding pavement markings and a low‑level warning sign. DOT agreed to follow up with engineering options and asked for a letter of local support to pursue all‑way stop control.
Bill Lambert, New Hampshire Department of Transportation Highway Safety/Transportation Administrator, told the Alton Board of Selectmen on Dec. 9 that the intersection of Route 11 and Grama Hill Road in Alton Bay has a long history of crashes and sight‑distance problems tied to a sharp turn around the lake. DOT officials presented crash history, national examples and a set of possible countermeasures ranging from signage and pavement‑marking changes to larger capital projects such as signals or roundabouts.
"There’s a pretty good argument" for a multi‑way stop at the corner, Lambert said, citing other states’ systemic conversions and local success stories in New Hampshire where multi‑way stops reduced injury crashes. He told the board that federal guidance once treated…
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