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Members urge stronger curbing, shoulder improvements and bike-path links; note difficulty securing HSIP funds
Summary
Committee members discussed curbing options (bituminous vs. sloped granite), removing guardrails versus shoulder build-up, Route 114 corridor bike-path connections, and the challenge of securing Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funds despite recurring accidents at North Amherst and Wallace.
During the members' comments segment, Bruce Thomas asked what type of curbing is required for subdivisions and noted the plan currently proposes bituminous curb; he suggested that sloped granite curb might better prevent damage and keep people on the roadway.
Thomas also proposed building up shoulders where guardrails have been removed to increase the clear zone and referenced a Route 114 corridor study as an opportunity to improve safe bike-path connections to the Goffstown bike path. He raised the recurring accident record at North Amherst and Wallace and suggested the intersection might be a candidate for HSIP funds, while Chair Brian Desfosses observed HSIP applications require extensive staff time and are difficult to win without catastrophic accidents.
Thomas additionally commented on truck braking noise near Route 101, noting that such noise is an expected trade-off of proximity to a major highway. The committee did not take formal action but recorded these suggestions for follow-up coordination with relevant town staff and regional planning efforts.
