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Ravine Road One Way Trial

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Week in Review: Ravine Road, Stoneham Armed Robber Strikes Again

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Ragucci: Chances Are 'Great' That Ravine Road Becomes a Two-Way Again

Ravine Road will remain a one-way road through Nov. 21, but it likely will return to a two-way road, according to Stoneham Town Administrator David Ragucci.

A six-month one-way trial period at Ravine Road may run until late November, but it's expected to return to a two-way road, according to Stoneham Town Administrator David Ragucci. Ravine Road, a shared road that runs through Stoneham and Melrose, was supposed to be a one-way road for six months until Nov. 5; however, the signs indicating it as a one-way road are still in place, Ragucci told the Stoneham Board of Selectmen Tuesday night during their meeting at Town Hall. "I've been discussing the future of Ravine Road with (Department of Recreation and Conservation) Commissioner (Edward) Lambert and (Selectman Robert) Sweeney. We'd scheduled a meeting for (Wednesday). Unfortunately, the commissioner called me late (Tuesday) afternoon" and …

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Dave Gray

4:17 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Repost: "Obviously the common thread in 2009 and now is the small group of houses on lower Ravine, and that their complaint is about vehicle speed. Now, this is sort of like moving next to an airport and complaining about jet noise or like that goof in Reading who built a house downrange from Camp Curtis and complained about bullet holes. Notwithstanding, instead of addressing the problem, both …   more ›

Friday, June 15, 2012

Stoneham Selectmen Want to Continue Ravine Road One-Way Trial Period

On May 5, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation made the upper section of Ravine Road from Fellsway East to Woodland Road a one-way state-controlled street as part of a six-month trial period.

The Stoneham Board of Selectmen recently supported keeping part of Ravine Road as a one-way stretch during a six-month trial period run by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR). On Tuesday the Selectmen voted unanimously to continue with the trial. Town Administrator David Ragucci intended to report back to DCR the Selectmen's decision so DCR could make a final determination about the Ravine Road trial period. On May 5, DCR made the upper section of Ravine Road from Fellsway East to Woodland Road a one-way state-controlled street. Melrose Mayor Wants Ravine Road Experiment Ended After receiving complaints from Melrosians, Melrose Mayor Rob Dolan penned a letter to DCR calling for the end of the Ravine Road trial…

Tom

10:55 am on Thursday, September 13, 2012

Your talking no more than 2 min worth of traffic daily. In the long run lives may be saved by contolling the speedsters in the morning. A 30 second set of traffic lights at the intersections should be installed. That would make Melrose residents happy and slow them down at the same time.   more ›

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