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Northborough committee to gather speed data after Green Street residents ask for 25 mph limit and speed humps
Summary
Residents asked the Town of Northborough Traffic Safety Committee to lower Green Street's posted speed from 30 to 25 mph and install speed humps. The committee agreed to gather vehicle speed and volume data using temporary radar signs before considering changes; DPW flagged drainage and narrow shoulders as possible barriers to hump installation.
The Town of Northborough Traffic Safety Committee on March 10 agreed to collect baseline speed and vehicle-count data on Green Street after residents requested reducing the posted limit from 30 to 25 miles per hour and installing speed humps.
Scott, a committee member, reviewed prior work on speed humps and said the town's citizen survey (‘‘Bill Pierce spearheaded’’) did not show widespread use of speed humps by peer communities…
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