Traffic Circle

DoTheMath · 06-14-2007, 02:11 PM

Drove through that last Friday on my way up and said to my wife, "Who in the hell designed this!? I'd hate to have to drive anything through here bigger than a passenger vehicle - esp. something as big as a tractor trailer... they will never make it".

There is no WAY someone with an engineering degree layed that out - and if they do have one, they should be asking "do you want fries with that" at their next job!

AC2717 · 06-14-2007, 02:21 PM

When it was first being built it looked large enough because of the construction, but when it was done, It through me way off. how is that supposed to help traffic when it makes you slow down to 5mph to get around it, coming downhill on that from Laconia is not an easy task with a passenger vehicle either. Oh wait you do not have to go around it, you can basically driver right through it with a big enough vehicle, yeah real safe

Skip · 06-14-2007, 02:47 PM

There was an article in the June 8th edition of the Manchester Union Leader devoted to Meredith's roundabout. The article has since expired and costs $2.50 if you still want to read it.

Anyway the article explained that the circle in Meredith is a roundabout vice a traditional traffic circle or rotary. They are supposedly modeled after their European counterparts.

They are intentionally designed to be much smaller than a regular traffic circle or rotary to serve as a traffic calming device.

This is the first designed and installed roundabout in New Hampshire with a second one coming to Routes 3 and 175-A in Plymouth.

One of the Engineers serving as a spokesperson for the project is a Nancy Mayville of the Transportation Department. She is a municipal highway engineer with the Planning & Community Department at DOT. You can call her at (603) 271-1609 or e-mail your questions/complaints/suggestions directly to her at nmayville@dot.state.nh.us

Seems like a nice lady....sure she could answer many of the good questions & concerns raised here!

Skip

boat_guy64 · 06-14-2007, 02:56 PM

I traveled through it several times last weekend. What a mess they have created. I can't imagine anyone would call this a good solution. The only solution is to bulldoze it.

Aquadeziac · 06-14-2007, 06:20 PM

Don't know about it being the first designed and built in NH....there has been one at the entrance to Nashua High School North for about three years. And it is as useless as this one.

06-14-2007, 02:11 PM	#1
DoTheMath Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MA / Moultonborough Posts: 146 Thanks: 46 Thanked 43 Times in 18 Posts	I agree Drove through that last Friday on my way up and said to my wife, "Who in the hell designed this!? I'd hate to have to drive anything through here bigger than a passenger vehicle - esp. something as big as a tractor trailer... they will never make it". There is no WAY someone with an engineering degree layed that out - and if they do have one, they should be asking "do you want fries with that" at their next job!

06-14-2007, 02:21 PM	#2
AC2717 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maynard, MA & Paugus Bay Posts: 2,576 Thanks: 754 Thanked 354 Times in 266 Posts	building it When it was first being built it looked large enough because of the construction, but when it was done, It through me way off. how is that supposed to help traffic when it makes you slow down to 5mph to get around it, coming downhill on that from Laconia is not an easy task with a passenger vehicle either. Oh wait you do not have to go around it, you can basically driver right through it with a big enough vehicle, yeah real safe

06-14-2007, 02:47 PM	#3
Skip Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dover, NH Posts: 1,615 Thanks: 256 Thanked 514 Times in 182 Posts	Roundabout versus Traffic Circle There was an article in the June 8th edition of the Manchester Union Leader devoted to Meredith's roundabout. The article has since expired and costs $2.50 if you still want to read it. Anyway the article explained that the circle in Meredith is a roundabout vice a traditional traffic circle or rotary. They are supposedly modeled after their European counterparts. They are intentionally designed to be much smaller than a regular traffic circle or rotary to serve as a traffic calming device. This is the first designed and installed roundabout in New Hampshire with a second one coming to Routes 3 and 175-A in Plymouth. One of the Engineers serving as a spokesperson for the project is a Nancy Mayville of the Transportation Department. She is a municipal highway engineer with the Planning & Community Department at DOT. You can call her at (603) 271-1609 or e-mail your questions/complaints/suggestions directly to her at nmayville@dot.state.nh.us Seems like a nice lady....sure she could answer many of the good questions & concerns raised here! Skip

06-14-2007, 02:56 PM	#4
boat_guy64 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Windham and Meredith Posts: 225 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 33 Thanked 89 Times in 42 Posts	roundabout I traveled through it several times last weekend. What a mess they have created. I can't imagine anyone would call this a good solution. The only solution is to bulldoze it.

06-14-2007, 06:20 PM	#5
Aquadeziac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Concord NH Posts: 239 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Au contrare Don't know about it being the first designed and built in NH....there has been one at the entrance to Nashua High School North for about three years. And it is as useless as this one. __________________ "He who dies with the most toys wins"