Bob White extracted the high points from the Regional Transportation Plan and included them in his report. They looked at congestion, accidents, etc. Bob Wernecke interjected here regarding how pedestrian improvements were to be made. The project covers the four intersections. The Select Board had asked the State to consider pedestrian crossings.
Plans are currently in final design which means they have acquired rights of way.
The project is slated for fiscal year 2000 - 2001. The only intersection that has a pedestrian crossing is the one near McDonald's. Bob said that it was probably not to late to suggest changes, but noted changes that require additional rights of way, will take a great deal of time and could cause further delays. Bob said that the State is not particularly interested in pedestrian crossings if there is no touchdown on the other side of the road. These changes are reflected in the regional transportation plan.