GREAT BARRINGTON â Though an intersection is under scrutiny after a deadly wreck in December, public safety officials and residents say the junction, historically, has been safe. Changing or closing it would cause other problems, they say.
The Select Board, in a 4-1 vote Monday, decided to add signs marking the intersection of Lovers Lane and Route 7 as dangerous â but to not change traffic patterns for now.
Board member Leigh Davis voted ânoâ to only posting signs there because she wants left turns prohibited out of Lovers Lane onto Route 7 heading south.
âI just hope that you guys prove me wrong and we donât have another fatality,â she said.
Conspicuous safety measures that already have been undertaken by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation include a larger, more visible speed limit sign near the entrance to the ramp leading to southbound Routes 79 and 138 and eastbound Route 6.
Unlike the old, yellow sign with only the word “ramp” above the 30 mph posted limit, the new version is roughly twice the size and includes a black, curling arrow meant to alert drivers they are about to enter a curved ramp that veers sharply to the right.
Two other identical signs have also been installed, one at the entrance to the bridge in Somerset heading east and the other halfway across the sp.
PITTSFIELD Following more than two hours of discussion Monday night, a City Council subcommittee voted narrowly to reject a measure to change new traffic patterns on lower North Street
Yet another snowstorm hit New England Tuesday, days after another storm hit and a week after a nor’easter. This round was lighter, but still made roads.