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Center Street Re-striping North of Main Street

Posted on Feb. 26th, 2010

Posted by Inside Gardner
City of Gardner

This spring, Center Street, between Main Street and Colleen Drive, will be re-striped from a narrow four lane roadway to a three lane roadway with a continuous left turn. The project will include re-striping the Center Street and Madison Street Intersection. This project was identified during the
Transportation Master Plan to improve safety.

Based on a review of the accident history at the Center and Madison Street intersection, the primary cause for accidents was the limited line-of-sight for left-turning drivers on Center when there are opposing left-turn vehicles from both directions. The left-turning drivers sometimes pull forward either under the assumption that there are no conflicts or to get a better view of oncoming traffic. Most of these accidents have occurred during the morning and afternoon hours before and after school. This project will correct this situation by providing dedicated and realigned left turn lanes on Center Street at the intersection.