Tewksbury Announces Public Meeting on Improvements to Dangerous Intersection

TEWKSBURY, MA — In a meeting next Tuesday, residents and Tewksbury town officials will meet to discuss intersection improvements to one of the state's more dangerous intersections. According to the Town Website, the Tewksbury Department of Public Works has called a public meeting to discuss improvements to the intersections of South Street and Salem Road, Main Street and Salem Road, and Main Street and South Street.

The town announcement further added that it has been working with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to conduct a Road Safety Audit of the South Street and Salem Road intersection.

The MassDOT's most recent data indicates that the intersection is tied for No. 46 on the state's list of intersections where crashes most commonly occur.

According to MassDOT's interactive crash map detailing crash clusters at specific intersections, there were 54 total crashes at the intersection between 2012 and 2014. Sixteen injury crashes and 38 property damage only crashes were reported.

An online petition to the Tewksbury Board of Selectmen has been started demanding the installation of a full traffic light at South and Salem. The petition currently has 444 supporters, 390 of which are from Tewksbury.

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 13 in the Main Hall of Town Hall, located at 1009 Main Street.

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