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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>TO:<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>                  </span>Mayor
William F. Martin, Jr.</p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:3'>                                    </span>And</p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-tab-count:2'>                        </span>Members
of the <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lowell</st1:place></st1:City>
City Council</p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>FROM:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>            </span>Bernard
F. Lynch, City Manager</p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>DATE:<span style='mso-tab-count:2'>             </span>July
6, 2007</p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'>SUBJECT:<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'>   </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>MOTION
OF 6/26/07 BY COUNCILOR CAULFIELD</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'>REQUEST
THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF A 4 WAY STOP AT MARTIN AND
ROSEMONT STREETS<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold'>_______________________________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold'>Regarding the above-mentioned motion, I have been in contact with Matt
Coggins, DPD Director.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Matt has informed
me that </span><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'>Jeff Gomes,
Transportation Engineer visited the site in question and made some
conclusions.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>There is no indication of a
lack of visibility or illegal parking issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style";mso-bidi-font-weight:
bold'>There has been only one accident at the above referenced intersection
since January 1, 2004.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>In accordance
with the <i>Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD),</i></span><span
style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'> a four way stop at this intersection
is not warranted because there are not at least five reported accidents per
year.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>The accident history up to and
including June 2007 is summarized below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:39.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p>

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  style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'>2007<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'>SUBJECT:<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>MOTION
OF 6/26/07 BY COUNCILOR CAULFIELD</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoBodyText style='margin-left:1.0in'><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'>REQUEST
THE TRAFFIC ENGINEER EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF A 4 WAY STOP AT MARTIN AND
ROSEMONT STREETS<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'><span
style='mso-tab-count:2'>                   </span>Page 2<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'>Jeff Gomes
concludes that a four way stop cannot be installed because this intersection
does not meet the warrants.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>A four way
stop can create <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'>more</span></span><span
style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'> accidents due to a confusion of the
right-of-way.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>Installing multi-way
regulatory stop controls where they are not warranted can place the City at
risk.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span>At this time the accident data
does not warrant four-way stop control</span><span class=GramE><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'>..</span></span><span
style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><i><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'>If you have
any questions regarding this, please let me know.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'>  </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'>Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'>cc:<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'>     </span>J. Matthew Coggins, DPD Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><span style='mso-tab-count:1'>         </span>Lt.
Thomas Meehan, Lowell Police Department<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'>Anne
Barton, Deputy Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'>George
Proakis, Chief Planner<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'>Jeffrey
Gomes, Transportation Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:.9pt;tab-stops:.3in'><span
style='font-family:"Bookman Old Style"'><span style='mso-tab-count:2'>          </span>Matthew
Roux, Assistant Traffic Planner</span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

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