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Board discusses road-closure rules, signage and bus safety during North Road works
Summary
Board and staff reviewed contractor rights to close the road, signage changes that reserve access for residents, and specific arrangements for buses and emergency vehicles; staff said flaggers and ad-hoc arrangements have been used to keep children safe during pick-up/drop-off.
The selectboard reviewed how contract provisions allow partial or selective closures for deep culvert work and how signage should be used to prioritize resident access rather than through traffic. Staff said they have adjusted signage and used flaggers at several locations, but also acknowledged incidents where contractor vehicles blocked local access.
A board member described personally checking that children were safely met at a bus stop during construction and credited on-site staff for arranging short-term pickups with parents. Staff said they prefer to hold buses for a short period rather than route them through active construction, and that emergency vehicles have pre-coordination to ensure unimpeded passage. The board asked staff to continue flagger coverage where needed and to refine signage to avoid through traffic mistakenly entering the work zone.
