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Town of Lexington
Traffic Safety Advisory Committee
TO: Deborah Manger, Chair Board of Selectman
CC: Carl Valente — Town Manager, Bill Hadley — DPW Director, Donna Hooper - Clerk
FROM: Traffic Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC)
SUBJECT: Minutes of Meeting — July 2, 2013
Members present: Manuel Ferro, Jeanette Rehecchi, Mary Ellen Dunn, Dave Cannon, Stephen Ades, Steve Frymer
Members absent Sudhir Murthy
Agenda:
• Approval of June 4th Meeting Minutes
• Police Traffic Safety Monthly Updates
• New Business
Annroval of June 4 Meeting Minutes
The committee did not have any comments or concerns. The motion to approve the June 4th TSAC meeting minutes was
passed unanimously.
Police Traffic Safetv Updates
Fairview Ave — Resident concern: LexHab is planning on building four units on Fairview Avenue. Fairview is an
unaccepted street that is being used as a shortcut to Wood Street and Old Mass Ave. It was never intended for the amount
of traffic.
- TSAC cannot make a recommendation at this time; resident is way ahead of the process. The plans have not gone
to planning or any other committee.
Maple /Mass /Pleasant — Approved for federal funding. Recommendation was the traffic sign, rotary still an option. 25%
plans needs to be submitted to MASSDOT, project is moving forward looking at 2018 construction.
Mason St - Parking signs / striping still outstanding, needs to go to the BOS
Cedar Street— 4 -way stop still outstanding, needs to go to the BOS
New Business
A speed study was conducted on Winthrop Road May 31s - June 6 2013. Nothing significant was
recorded, average speed 25 miles per hour. 30 miles per hour sign is efficient.
The town is currently dealing with many reconstruction projects going on at the same time. The
Police department is dealing with these traffic impacts the best they can. Moving traffic through
major roads is the priority. Stephen Ades suggested creating a real -time map highlighting streets
affected by road work and posting it on the town website. According to Dave Cannon, this would
not be feasible due to lack of communication from utility companies about when/where they're
working and the amount of time it takes to post to the town website.
School Committee Traffic Study - TSAC members were asked to review draft and give feedback
before it is finalized.
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Town of Lexington
Traffic Safety Advisory Committee
Documents: Speed Summary Report, Winthrop Road
Next Meeting
Neat TSAC meetings: August 13
September 10
October 8
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