Traffic & Sidewalk

Government · Traffic & Sidewalk

Weston Panel Votes to Advance Route 117 Safety Redesign to Final Design

Weston's Traffic and Sidewalk Committee unanimously endorsed a conceptual redesign of the dangerous Route 117 intersection at Miriam and Lincoln streets, voting 5-0 to advance the plan to final design.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 23

Government · Traffic & Sidewalk

Weston Traffic and Sidewalk Committee postpones Route 117 concepts to July

Weston's Traffic and Sidewalk Committee postponed long-awaited concepts for the Route 117, Merriam and Lincoln intersection after designer Howard Stein Hudson missed a soft commitment for the June 26 meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 26

Government · Traffic & Sidewalk

Weston Traffic Panel Votes to Add Flashing Stop Sign at Town Center Intersection

Weston's Traffic and Sidewalk Committee voted 5-0 to recommend a flashing perimeter lighted stop sign on the westbound approach to the Boston Post Road and School Street intersection after police reported most drivers fail to stop there.

Townbrief reporting · May 15

Government · Traffic & Sidewalk

Weston Traffic Committee endorses $600,000 Route 30 design appropriation

Weston Traffic and Sidewalk Committee endorses $600,000 Route 30 design appropriation to preserve state funding slot. The committee voted 5-0 Wednesday to back Article 17 at May town meeting, which would fund redesign of the 3.7-mile corridor to meet updated MassDOT bicycle and pedestrian standards.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 24

Government · Traffic & Sidewalk

Weston committee directs designer to study islands and beacon at Route 117 and Merriam

Weston Traffic and Sidewalk Committee sets design direction for Route 117 at Merriam Street.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 20

Government · Traffic & Sidewalk

Weston Traffic Committee folds sidewalk continuity into Highland/Route 20 redesign

Weston Traffic and Sidewalk Committee presses consultants for interim Route 20/Highland fixes and folds sidewalk continuity into the design.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 28

Government · Traffic & Sidewalk

Traffic and Sidewalk Committee picks Viles Street crossing option for refinement

Weston advances Viles Street crosswalk redesign and lands long-sought DCR meeting on Norumbega Road. The Traffic and Sidewalk Committee on Jan. 31 reviewed three VHB-designed alternatives for the Route 117 at Viles Street pedestrian crossing, where a pedestrian was struck roughly two years ago.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 31

Government · Traffic & Sidewalk

Weston Committee Endorses New Speed Sign Near Waltham Line After Accident

Weston's Traffic and Sidewalk Committee voted 3-0 to endorse a new speed-limit sign on the northbound approach of River Road near the Waltham town line, where a recent bus accident prompted outreach from Waltham's own safety committee.

Townbrief reporting · Dec 20

Government · Traffic & Sidewalk

Weston committee demands near-term safety fixes at Highland-Route 20 intersection

Weston's Traffic and Sidewalk Committee ordered its engineering consultant to deliver a short-term safety plan for the dangerous Highland Street and Route 20 intersection at the November 29 meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 18

Government · Traffic & Sidewalk

Weston Traffic Committee Pushes Toward Warrant Deadline on Highland Street Signal

Weston Traffic and Sidewalk Committee reviewed five active infrastructure projects with no permanent fixes imminent at any of them.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 20