we have been on Oakhurst street for seven years and the traffic and amount of cars/trucks flying down the street is insane! We have three boys ranging from 18 months - 6 years old along with many other young children in the neighborhood who love to play outside. Please put safety measures on our street so they can play safely and motorists know to slow down. Something needs to be done.Thank you!!

there is NO way people are doing the speed limit

I have an 18 month baby and a dog that i take on walks twice a day and the amount of times I’ve seen people flying up and down this street is dangerous. I moved into my home on Oakhurst street in 2019 and the passing through traffic has been increasing. It’s not just regular passenger cars driving through Its commercial with FedEx and ups drivers flying up the road. Please help us make safety a priority in our neighborhood. We need to protect our children, and families from any future incidents.

Mark Holloway has anyone looked into this request yet?

This roadway is a thickly settled residential neighborhood. The speed limit posted of 20mph is not actually allowed under MA laws (MGL Ch. 90, Sect 18) and should not have been installed. This appears to have happened in many areas in Town in the past, but we cannot install more 20mph signs. We would have to install 30, which is the appropriate speed for this area. NAPD may be able to post their mobile radar signs on the roadway to determine if people are speeding. I will forward the request to them.

I am sorry but thickly settled area I thought it woud be ex Mount Hope Street, Smith Street.
Oakhurst is side street. which now being used as "cut through" and people speeding up and down the street. Something needs to be done. NO sidewalks walking on the street with fast cars passing by not good.

Thank you Mark....

Ok Today October 1st and speeding Still continues on Oakhurst Street
30mph is TOO FAST for this narrow heavy thickly settled street with NO SIDEWALKS
REQUESTING assistance to slow traffic down
Few of them live at the top of the hill

Michael Borg assigned this issue to Richard McQuade

Chief McQuade,

Please see and review the comments concerning speeding in this request. Advise at your earliest opportunity. Thanks

I believe speed signs are being placed in this area to receive feedback.

when i drove by the limit indicater it was blank not on FYI

The device is on and picking up information on speed and number of vehicles. The police prefer to collect the data on speeds on the road prior to turning the device on so that they can accurately determine what speeds people are driving.

ok thanks for your quick response

DPW Director Mark Hollowell is correct, the data collection signs are up. Once we get the information from the signs, we can present the information to you and respond accordingly.

What happend to speed sign? Any feedback ? never heard back from anyone
THank you for your time
Happy THanskgiving

if i am out there and see peeps flying i will contiune motion them to slow down :( there are alot people out walking with babies pets etcs..

The data collection signs revealed the following:

October 2nd- October 16th- 1,648 total vehicles. The average speed was 18MPH. Only 6 vehicles traveled over 30MPH.

October 16th- October 29th- 1,308 total vehicles. The average speed was 18MPH. Only 8 vehicles went over 30MPH.

October 29th-October 30th. 167 total vehicles- average speed 19MPH. Only 2 vehicles over 30MPH.
October 31st-November 3rd- 295 total vehicles. Average speed 18MPH. Zero vehicles over 30MPH.

Please call NAPD to report speeding motor vehicles. SeeClixFix is not the appropriate forum to report speeding concerns. Thank you. Happy Thanksgiving

What was the purpose of collecting data if nothing was doing to be done? Like a spped bump or flashing lights when over speed limit something?
What happens next?

11/29/2022 see Chief McQuade's comment--close out.