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13 <br /> Board of Selectmen <br /> Minutes <br /> September 22,2014 <br /> Route 151 iscpgion: <br /> R <br /> In response to the road safety audit conducted by the Cape Cod Commission, <br /> hnprovements to the Route 15 l/Old Barnstable Road intersection was reviewed <br /> by the DPW Director and the Town"s Town" Engineer representing Fay, Spofford <br /> Thorndike(FST). <br /> It was noted this location rams as#21 in Barnstable County as a high accident <br /> intersection mostly clue to driver inattention causing rear-end crashes. The State <br /> also lists this intersection as##203 in need of safety improvements. <br /> The final CCC audit completed this past August has made recommendations to. <br /> improve safety in this area.. To date,the DPW has implemented a few low cost <br /> recommendations made in the report. Some of thernpro ements include the <br /> repair of the signal light and its tw* Ang which has brought some relief to this area. <br /> One of the significant recommendations of the report considers the replacement of <br /> the existing traffic signal with a roundabout. A conceptual design of the <br /> roundabout was reviewed and considered by the Board of Selectmen. <br /> Amer review it was agreed the intersection would remain signalized for safety and <br /> #x ffiflow. ngmeenng anal design is currently underway.. Additional <br /> recon rnendations set forth by the Board.include improve signali atio ,the <br /> installation of a pedestrian button to safely cross the road, additional right and left <br /> lane turning movements, and traffic calming devices to sl w traffic. <br />