Traffic change possible for Hubbard Ave.
NORWICH – At Thursday night’s meeting of the City of Norwich Public Works and Public Safety Committee, City Planning Director Todd Dreyer discussed a plan that would call for the opening of the southern portion of Hubbard Avenue to two-way traffic.
Hubbard Ave. is located adjacent to the railroad tracks directly across from the P&C parking lot. Currently only the northern portion of Hubbard accommodates two-way traffic.
“The proposal is related to NBT’s interest in acquiring properties on Front Street,” said Dreyer. Opening Hubbard Ave. to two-way traffic would make the closing of North Front Street, the road that currently takes traffic out of the City Court parking lot towards Front Street, possible. In a later phone interview, Dreyer explained only a small portion of Hubbard Ave., would be affected by the change. “The area around City Court would be unaffected,” said Dreyer.
“I’ve spoken with Carl (Ivarson, the superintendent of the Department of Public Works) about the widths and the geometry of Hubbard, and he said it is wide enough to accommodate two-way traffic,” said Dreyer. He explained one of the main reasons the southern portion of Hubbard Ave., had been designated a one-way street was because of the position of the railroad crossing gate. The railroad has not been running on the tracks since the June flooding damaged a portion of the track. The railroad has not said whether or not they plan to continue service on the line.
Dreyer said he had discussed the possible change to Hubbard Ave., at a meeting of the Traffic Commission. “They asked that if we go forward with this, Hubbard be stripped, and they wanted me to again confirm with Carl that the width and geometry were enough to handle the two way traffic,” said Dreyer.
According to City Finance Director William Roberts, this plan has been discussed for years. “This was actually stretched out from 2005,” Roberts said. The proposed changes could give the NBT Operations Center room to expand. The bank currently has three traditional banking locations in Norwich and the Operations Center, located on the corner of North Broad Street and Front Street. NBT has not announced any official plans for the area, but Dreyer says the bank has expressed an interest in acquiring various parcels, including North Front Street. The city anticipates future designs to expand the existing Operations Center that would make use of that area.
According to Florence Dollar of NBT’s Marketing Department, the bank has no immediate plans for the area. “In the long term, it would give us the potential to expand if we need to,” said Dollar. She could not comment on how soon the bank would look to acquire the properties.
Hubbard Ave. is located adjacent to the railroad tracks directly across from the P&C parking lot. Currently only the northern portion of Hubbard accommodates two-way traffic.
“The proposal is related to NBT’s interest in acquiring properties on Front Street,” said Dreyer. Opening Hubbard Ave. to two-way traffic would make the closing of North Front Street, the road that currently takes traffic out of the City Court parking lot towards Front Street, possible. In a later phone interview, Dreyer explained only a small portion of Hubbard Ave., would be affected by the change. “The area around City Court would be unaffected,” said Dreyer.
“I’ve spoken with Carl (Ivarson, the superintendent of the Department of Public Works) about the widths and the geometry of Hubbard, and he said it is wide enough to accommodate two-way traffic,” said Dreyer. He explained one of the main reasons the southern portion of Hubbard Ave., had been designated a one-way street was because of the position of the railroad crossing gate. The railroad has not been running on the tracks since the June flooding damaged a portion of the track. The railroad has not said whether or not they plan to continue service on the line.
Dreyer said he had discussed the possible change to Hubbard Ave., at a meeting of the Traffic Commission. “They asked that if we go forward with this, Hubbard be stripped, and they wanted me to again confirm with Carl that the width and geometry were enough to handle the two way traffic,” said Dreyer.
According to City Finance Director William Roberts, this plan has been discussed for years. “This was actually stretched out from 2005,” Roberts said. The proposed changes could give the NBT Operations Center room to expand. The bank currently has three traditional banking locations in Norwich and the Operations Center, located on the corner of North Broad Street and Front Street. NBT has not announced any official plans for the area, but Dreyer says the bank has expressed an interest in acquiring various parcels, including North Front Street. The city anticipates future designs to expand the existing Operations Center that would make use of that area.
According to Florence Dollar of NBT’s Marketing Department, the bank has no immediate plans for the area. “In the long term, it would give us the potential to expand if we need to,” said Dollar. She could not comment on how soon the bank would look to acquire the properties.
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