Town of Wayland 12/10/15: Follow-up Glezen Lane Traffic Assessment Now Available. Findings of the study and recommendations are:
FINDINGS
As the Town’s professional engineering firm and traffic engineering peer reviewer, TEC has been involved in most traffic-related permitting and design discussions related to the Project. Using this extensive project history, as well as other assignments for the Town of Wayland over the past decade, TEC can reasonably conclude the following:
- The trip generation estimates for the Project was conservatively prepared. The actual post-occupancy traffic volumes are significantly lower than anticipated.
- The trip distribution to and from Glezen Lane and the adjacent neighborhoods is significantly lower than originally estimated.
- The 2015 daily and peak hour traffic data for Glezen Lane shows a reduction when compared to the 2006 traffic data used in the Project’s permitting documents.
- There are no identifiable, measurable traffic-related impacts related to the Project. Although the overall traffic trends have dropped, there are some minor increases in certain traffic movements, but they are more appropriately tied to other regional developments in Sudbury or other areas to the northwest and are not tied to the
Project.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- Seek a permanent suspension of the terms of the settlement agreement to remove all turn restrictions at the intersection of Route 27 / Glezen Lane (Town Counsel / Board of Selectmen);
- Suspect the traffic volume data collection activities that were performed by Town DPW staff, and summarized by the Plaintiff;
- Cease current activities related to the final design and permitting for physical medications to the intersection of Old Sudbury Road / Glezen Lane
