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Traffic-calming study won’t cover Route 7; selectboard questions value of grant-funded work
Summary
A consultant-funded traffic-calming study will focus on local roads (Lester Whiting Road, Fern Lake Road) but will not propose Route 7 speed-limit changes or traffic signals; board members expressed frustration and asked staff to collect speed data and to press VTrans if appropriate.
Board members reviewed the traffic-calming study funded by a roughly $25,000 grant. The consultant’s scope, read aloud at the meeting, explicitly states it does not propose changes to Route 7 speed limits or signal warrants and will rely on town or regional speed data rather than collecting new speed data for the state. Members said the study may fail to address their main safety concern—traffic and speeds on Route 7 through town—and questioned whether the grant money would produce meaningful local improvements without a VTrans-engaged recommendation.
Julie and others said the town could ask the consultant to produce stronger recommendations or to suggest that VTrans review speed-limit changes, but acknowledged VTrans approval would be required for many measures. Members also discussed potential local measures (rumble strips, advanced signage) and asked staff to follow up with the consultant and with Mike (sheriff/transportation contact) to understand feasibility and next steps.
