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Town seeks traffic study and 25 mph limit on Broat Road after resident requests
Summary
Responding to resident requests, the Little Falls Town Board asked the NYSDOT for a traffic study and voted to request reducing the posted speed limit on Broat Road from 55 mph to 25 mph for the town segment; the board said the highway superintendents support the study.
The Little Falls Town Board voted Oct. 15 to request a traffic study and a posted speed reduction on Broat Road, asking the New York State Department of Transportation to consider lowering the town’s portion of the road from 55 mph to 25 mph.
Town Attorney Nick Macri told the board that residents asked for a speed reduction; the board adopted Resolution #82 after discussion, directing the Highway Superintendent to pursue a traffic study and additional warning signage. The resolution describes the subject segment as roughly 1.17 miles from the intersection with Eatonville Road east to the town line and notes that the road is a "stone and oil" surface that becomes unpassable in winter where it transitions to a seasonal road.
The minutes record that the Town Highway Superintendent reported support for the traffic study and that the Town of Herkimer Highway Superintendent also supports a reduction and study for the portion of the road continuing into Herkimer. The resolution directs that a copy be submitted to the New York State Department of Transportation "with all due haste." No timeline for DOT action was recorded in the minutes.
Next steps noted in the minutes: the Highway Superintendent will submit the resolution and request a traffic study and the board will await DOT findings before taking any further formal action.
