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48 Engineering Design Aspects. Director of Public Works described from illustration three basic cross sections proposed of the roadway starting at Five Points and ending at the Alameda: Five Points to Rutherford -100' wide road, consisting of two 121 driving lanes, 16' median barrier, 8' parking lane, and 91 sidewalk. He stated additional right-of-way required would be 17' as now proposed, some dedications already having been received. Rutherford to Kentucky - 120' right of way, consisting of two 441 roadways, 16' median, 8' parking lanes either side, 8' sidewalks on either side. The service road through this section to be included as part of the new roadway design; Ken- tucky to Alameda - (frontage road to remain with existing landscaping and fencing), consisting of two 33' roadways, 16' median, 9' sidewalk on South side, no sidewalk on North side as not being necessary with existing sidewalk abutting residential area, 8' parking lane. He further described in detail the left turn lanes provided along the roadway, together with the signalization proposed for Hudson Street, Valota, Massachusetts, and the Alameda. Department of Public Works explained why each of these inter- sections had been chosen to be the natural points for traffic control. Traffic considerations. Police Chief stated of all aspects to be considered for this improvement of Woodside Road traffic safety of utmost importance, and illustrated problems presently caused by cross streets not intersecting each other on direct alignment. He also explained how left turn channelizations for storage lanes varied in different intersections, not by arbitrary design, but only after lengthy study and by specific standards, basically based on speed limit presumably to be set by the State at 35 miles per hour. He stated one exception to this probable speed limit would be at Washington School as laws governing speed limits in this instance stated 25 miles per hour while school in session. Police Chief also pointed out problems which he felt would still exist even after completion of the entire project in this area with its median barrier and signalization at Hudson, because of the probability that child- ren from Washington School and residents of large apartment in this section from Hudson to Hess Road, would still attempt to cross Woodside to reach shopping center unless a more formidable restriction used with barrier, such as fencing. Police Chief stressed importance of use of barriers for safety feature, particularly ` on Woodside because of intersection streets not aligning. He also described the I interim signalization, channelization points, and parking restrictions being planned for the intersection at Hudson and Woodside until widening improvements constructed and permanent signalization possible. He also discussed possibility of optional design still being discussed for section between Orchard and Horgan because of the funeral chapel and its need for traffic control Signalization and traffic flow patterns detailed for Valota Road and study still being made in this section because of the churches involved with their access and egress to parking areas on Woodside Road. The Chief expressed the hope that the churches would change their main access to Valota Road.