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Town hears engineering data showing clusters of crashes at Stony Lonesome and nearby intersections
Summary
Staff presented crash mapping and a short environmental assessment highlighting multiple high‑crash locations (including Stony Lonesome/Clover) and discussed a proposed closure (approx. 525 ft) and cul‑de‑sac; staff stressed that roundabouts reduce crash severity even when crash counts remain.
Town staff presented an engineering packet and a short environmental assessment focusing on several high‑crash locations in the town. The materials showed about 28 crashes at the Junction Road/Route 251 cross section since 2012, roughly 52 crashes at the Clover and Stony Lonesome intersection (noting recent weekly incidents), about 11 crashes at Quaker Meeting House Road and Stony Lonesome, about 19 crashes on the segment north of Quaker Meeting House to Route 251, and approximately 69 crashes recorded in a nearby roundabout area.
The presenter emphasized that the point of a roundabout is frequently to reduce the severity of crashes rather than to eliminate all crashes. "The point of the roundabout isn't necessarily to as the DOT would say eliminate crashes, but it is to reduce the severity of a crash," a town highway official said when summarizing the comparative data. The packet also described a proposal to close approximately 525 feet of Stony Lonesome from Over Street east and install a cul‑de‑sac; a short environmental assessment form for that project was included in the meeting materials and an application fee (work permit) was noted.
Board members asked for the engineering packet to be included in the record and for the materials to be provided in the minutes so residents and board members can review the crash maps and proposed mitigations. Staff also said they would provide the grant proposal draft that seeks another award (approximately $75,000) to continue work such as scanning and related engineering tasks.
Next steps: staff will include the engineering packet and the short environmental assessment in the minutes/meeting records and will circulate the grant proposal draft for review prior to final approval.
