Panel Previews Main Street Traffic Signal Plan

Complete Streets Committee · Meeting of August 21, 2026

GROTON — The Complete Streets Committee reviewed a consultant's preliminary Main Street redesign featuring a new traffic signal and corridor-long bike lane. Member Brian Callahan called engineering firm MDM "probably one of the best engineering companies that I've seen since I've been around," while member Takashi Tada said a signal at Route 40/119 "is warranted" because "the numbers justify it." The firm ruled out a rotary there, citing the need to demolish houses, and proposed an 11-foot travel lane with a roughly seven-foot bike lane townwide. Member Peter Cunningham confirmed the project needs Select Board approval, not a Town Meeting vote.

Separately, Callahan estimated engineering and construction for a rail trail connector to Groton Hill Music Center at about $20,000, offset by a possible $10,000 donation, while member Gordon D. Row agreed to approach Groton Hill staff about funding. No votes were taken on either project.

In the full story:

• Rail Trail Connector to Temple Drive and Groton Hill Music Center
• Grant Project Updates: Lover's Lane and Sandy Pond Road
• Main Street Corridor Traffic Study
• Route 2036 Working Group Update
• West Street Crosswalk Beacon
• Administrative Matters
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,073 words

Source: the Complete Streets Committee meeting of August 21, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.