Description
While pulling out of Miller Pond Rd. there is no visibility as to West bound cars. There is a dip in the road on Bush Hill. Therefore, you cannot see the on coming car to your left,until it is on top of you. You actually have to pull out into the travel portion of Bush Hill to see any cars coming. The site line is blocked by mailboxes , tree growth and the dip in the road. Going east on Bush Hill and turning left onto to Miller Pond, you have to go nearly past Miller Pond to get to an area, that has safe visibility, pause,make sure there is no car in the dip of Bush Hill Rd., then turn quickly. This is a very dangerous intersection, however, the town comes to observe in high seated trucks and does not seem to think this is a problem. In addition to this problem is the speeding issue as well.
18 Comments
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
Thanks for reporting this. It sounds like some combination of re-engineering, traffic calming and enforcement may be needed to improve safety at the intersection.
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Anonymous (Guest)
I agree this is a very dangerous situation. I dread this trip every time I go to visit relatives and friends
here.
A poorly engineered condition. Moving the enter/exit
to another location would solve the problem.
One location could be the contractors trailer site.
Town Hall Customer Service & Information Center (Guest)
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Brian Wallace (Guest)
Doug Hardy (Registered User)
Hello Brian ... sounds dangerous. Make sure you also fill out the form at the link below and let me know how it goes with the town's response.
http://www.townofmanchester.org/manager/public/public_entry.cfm
Brian Wallace (Guest)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Registered User)
Anonymous (Guest)
I invite any town official from the town of Manchester to take a ride with me through this intersection.
Doug Hardy (Registered User)
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CTNewsJunkie.com (Registered User)
Hey that's good.
I stopped by there yesterday. It looked like the weeds had been recently cut on the north side of Bush Hill, east of Miller Pond Road. I thought the site line from my Honda, which is kind of low, wasn't great. It's not as bad as some, because there certainly are some really bad blind spots on our hilly, forested roadways here in Connecticut. But yours certainly could be better and I don't blame any of you for seeking action.
I would imagine nobody is looking to have a traffic light installed, but a three-way stop might help solve the problem, no? Let me know what they have to say.
John (Guest)
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Andy (Guest)
I could never figure out how Buckland was able to get the sight lines approved for that road. The minimum sight requirements are dictated by the State of Connecticut. I think somebody missed something or fudged something. Those sight lines are the reason the old nursery further up will never get developed.
Stop signs are traffic control devices, not speed control or safety devices, and can be run. I think the town is going to have a huge expense re-grading that section to make it safe (as they did approve the road cut) before there is a major accident.
Also, the speed trailers they put there, don't work, my kids were riding by it on their bikes, at 17mph, and then it blinked up to 52mph as a mini van was passing them. When they put it in front of my house, all I heard were people accelerating past it. I watched a school bus go by at 47mph. They don't work unless the police department follows up with enforcement. Unfortunately, it will take another fatal accident for the town to act. The best solution now, install speed bumps like they have on Westerly Street, (off Hilliard). Or split Bush Hill into 2 streets by Bell Street, otherwise, Drive cautious and watch your kids.