Northborough's Road Rehab Plan
The DPW is in the process of assessing the roads in town to come up with a maintenance and rehabilitation plan for them.
The DPW is currently in the process of having the town's 90 miles of road inventoried and assessed based on pavement type, condition, geometry, funcional classification and other characteristics. "This information will then be used to formulate a pavement maintenance and rehabilitation plan with the goal of maximizing the value and lifespan of Northborough’s streets," said Dan Nason, DPW director. "What this means for the residents in town is that we will take a realistic and non-biased approach to street improvements." The streets that will receive attention first, he said, will be based on the results of this critical evalution, as well as other important program needs of the town. The entire process, said Nason, can take between four to…
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11:47 am on Friday, October 5, 2012
One street that needs help is Davis St down by the straightaway of the 300 numbers. First of all, it is set @ 35 miles per hour but that is not the case. The majority of riders go at 40+ miles per hour creating unwanted highway tire noises. There are no curbs on this street which makes it and invite to both vehicle and mitigated pedestrian accidents. There has been an increase in traffic as the … more ›