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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Weekly Question: Are You Worried About Town Center Traffic?

With the first stores opening soon (ie. tomorrow) and new traffic restrictions taking effect, we're wondering how confident you are in the traffic situation in central Wayland.

Stop & Shop will open its doors to customers at Wayland Town Center bright and early Friday morning, just in time for the Thanksgiving shopping crowd. Throughout the past several months, you've no doubt noticed the many changes to the roads and intersections surrounding Wayland Town Center. Beginning Friday, not only will the roads have changed, but so will rules drivers will be following. Town Administrator Fred Turkington reminded residents on Wednesday of several new traffic guidelines designed to protect the neighbors of Wayland Town Center from cut-through traffic. You can read the full list of guidelines here. We want to know how you feel about these new guidelines and your expectations for traffic related to Wayland Town Center …

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Town Center Traffic Restrictions Go Into Effect Friday

Michael Bate

10:54 am on Sunday, November 18, 2012

We knew from the very beginning that this "Town Center" would be a traffic nightmare.   more ›

Monday, November 12, 2012

Selectmen Approve ‘Do Not Enter’ Period for Mitchell Street

Wayland Police Chief Bob Irving said neighbor concerns and a traffic count led to his request for new signage.

There’s a change coming to the morning traffic options from West Plain Street to Main Street in Cochituate. Wayland Police Chief Bob Irving met with the Board of Selectmen last week to propose installing a “Do Not Enter” sign restricting access to Mitchell Street from West Plain street on weekdays between the hours of 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. “Residents in the Mitchell Street/King Street area, the concerns that they had were a lot of cut-through traffic and speeding cars, which we get those many places.” Irving said, speculating that the cars turn down Mitchell Street to avoid the traffic light at the Main and West Plain streets intersection on the way to Wayland Middle School. “What we try to do is look at it and come up with the least impact …

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Wayland Police Department and Wayland Middle School

Cman

7:00 pm on Monday, November 12, 2012

The residents of Mitchell Street should pay for the signs, not the whole town.   more ›

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