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<br /> Mr. DJ-rk stated his client would, be contributing a
<br /> portion of monies, towards the, , roposed Orchard, Road, 11 al .
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<br /> He also stated, thalt all of the signals, will be: coordinated
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<br /> ' th queue detectors, a sensor tha,t would enable traff-Ic
<br /> flow and eliminate back ups .
<br /> The Chairman questioned whether the Cape Cod,
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<br /> Comm' ss ' on has studied the total amount of proposed,
<br /> development 'n, th is area in, an attem"pt to coordl-nate
<br /> efforts with Mashpee Commons.
<br /> Mr. Dirk respondeld the bui' ld-out pro 'ec
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<br /> year 2008 have been incorporated 1,nto, the proposed plan.
<br /> Mr. Megathlin stated careful coordl".nation has been
<br /> h 1 11 �made wit Mashpee Commons on the entire pro,]�,ect,,, and that
<br /> with the except,ion o ' concerns. regarding the slip ramps
<br /> 'they are 'in support of the SouthCape V1111111age proposal.
<br /> Mr. Di rk continued, proposi,ng rlis,in,gs, to the
<br /> approachIng's to the rotary -in, order to provide two lanes,
<br /> entering 'the rotary, on, all approaches, and two, lanes
<br /> circulating wi' thin the rotary. The specific design, is, now
<br /> as, a *%moidern, roundabout".
<br /> , The inscribed area wo-uld be reduced from 370 ft. t,o
<br /> approximate,ly 200 ft . The circulating area, the physical
<br /> paved w,I',dt,,h will remain, the samer appr-ox,imate .
<br /> Pull'ing the circle in closer will allow more, of a 90 degree
<br /> angle on all of the approaches which will, prove to, slow
<br /> tra,ffJ-c down as it approacheis the rotary. The: gap requ-ired,
<br /> to merge, traffic into the rotary will increase as,, a result
<br /> of Slowing down the traffic, entering the rotary, a,111,owj-n,g
<br /> more tralffic to, be processed.,
<br /> The modern roundiabout shows a substantial. reducti-on of
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<br /> 'dents,, approxilmatel,y 37%r,4 e r ison a l i-n3y aid
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<br /> have been ,reduced by, approximately wi
<br /> 50A.F- th, a 310%
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<br /> reduction, of propertY damages, all as a result of slower
<br /> av e 1 s p e e ds,.
<br /> The Cape Cod Cormmi'Lssion requires, ped,estraLan/bIcycle
<br /> c,r c s's.Ln gs be provided and safety J-ssuies be add' riessed,
<br /> The 'Town Planner InquIred as, to the purpose/fund ion
<br /> Of the slip ramp (Route 151)
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