Historic Traffic Counts In The Montachusett …

1 Historic Traffic Counts In The Montachusett Region 1979-2006 Prepared by the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission Under The Massachusetts Highway Department March 2007 MRPC Historic Traffic Counts March 2007 Montachusett REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION APPOINTED BY APPOINTED BY COMMUNITY SELECTMEN OR MAYOR PLANNING BOARD (one of its members) Ashburnham Christopher Gagnon Bruce Whitney Ashby Wayne Stacy Alan Pease Athol James W. Meehan Ayer Shaun Suhoski Pat Walsh Clinton Don Lowe Richard Freel Devens* Fitchburg Paula Caron Gardner Robert Grubb Alan Gross Groton John Saball Joshua Degen Harvard Lucy Wallace Kara Minar Hubbardston Paul Hale Linda Brisbois Lancaster Eugene Christoph Victor Koivumaki Leominster Jack Raymond Lunenburg Robert Bowen Deborah Seeley Petersham Ellen Anderson Phillipston Ronald Recos Royalston Linda Alger Vyto Andreliunas Shirley Joseph Lynch J.

2 Tim Bresnahan Sterling Robert Spencer Michael Padula Templeton Robert Columbus Robert Rose, Jr. Townsend Pat McLoy Louis Kiklis Westminster Andrew Sears Winchendon John White * Peter Lowitt, Non voting Montachusett REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICERS Victor Koivumaki, Chairman Lancaster Vyto Andreliunas, Vice Chairman Royalston John White, Secretary Winchendon James Meehan, Treasurer Athol Robert Grubb, Assistant Treasurer Gardner MRPC Historic Traffic Counts March 2007 Montachusett METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION SIGNATORIES EOT Secretary Bernard Cohen MHD Commissioner Luisa Paiewonsky MRPC Chairman Victor Koivumaki Mayor City of Leominster Mayor Dean Mazzarella MART Chairman Mayor Dan Mylott Mayor City of Gardner Mayor Gerald E. St. Hilaire Chairperson, Ayer Board of Selectmen Subregion 4 - Frank Maxant Chairperson, Townsend Board of Selectmen Subregion 5 - Robert Plamondon Chairperson, Winchendon Board of Selectmen Subregion 6 Keith Barrows Chairperson, Lancaster Board of Selectmen Subregion 7 - David Dunn MPO SUB-SIGNATORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS Thomas Cahir, Deputy Secretary for Transportation Programs EOT, for Secretary Cohen Kenneth Miller, Deputy Secretary for Planning OTP for Commissioner Paiewonsky Laila Michaud, Executive Director, MRPC, for Chairman Koivumaki Mohammed H.

3 Khan, Administrator, MART, for Chairman Mayor Mylott EXOFFICIO MEMBERS Promise Otaluka FHWA Andrew Motter FTA Montachusett JOINT TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE OFFICERS Joseph Lynch, Chairman Shirley Paula Caron, Vice Chairman Fitchburg Mary Krapf, Secretary Ashby Montachusett REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF Laila Michaud, Executive Director Brad Harris, Transportation Project Director George Kahale, Transit Project Director Glenn Eaton, Economic Development Director Shelly Hatch, Director of Community Development Ann Carabba, Regional Planner Linda Parmenter, Principal Planner George Snow, Principal Planner Sheri Dufour, Transportation Planner Nancy Belliveau, Fiscal Manager Bobbi Jo Johnson, Fiscal Assistant Jason Stanton, GIS Analyst Nathalie Orlhac, GIS Analyst Anita Cormier, Administrative Secretary Chantell Wead, Administrative Secretary Mathew Stewart, Planning Intern ATHOLPHILLIPSTONFITCHBURGROYALSTONLUNENB URGCLINTONWESTMINSTERASHBURNHAMWINCHENDO NASHBYTOWNSENDGROTONSHIRLEYGARDNERTEMPLE TONAYERLEOMINSTERHARVARDPETERSHAMHUBBARD STONLANCASTERSTERLINGM ontachusett Regional Planning Commission Region0241 MilesThe Montachusett Regional Planning Commission R1427 Water StreetFitchburg, MA 01420 Phone: 978-345-7376 Fax: 978-348-2490E-mail: of MassachusettsMontachusett Regional Planning CommissionLOCUS MAPMRPC Historic Traffic Counts March 2007 Introduction This document provides the latest information on Traffic volumes at selected sites in the Montachusett Region.

4 This plan was developed for our 22 member communities located in northern Worcester County and western Middlesex County. Included are specific locations where Traffic volume data was collected. These locations are chosen by the Massachusetts Highway Department (MHD), the MRPC, or by member community requests. Following are descriptions of each aspect of this handbook. Additional information such as detailed printouts and hourly volumes can be obtained by contacting the MRPC office. Also, any questions or comments regarding this report are welcome. This document will be updated in the beginning of each year. Volume Counts All volume Counts taken in the Montachusett Region were done using Automatic Traffic Recorders (ATR) and are listed by Municipality. Each count is a Factored 24-hour Average Daily Traffic (ADT) volume, or an Adjusted Average Daily Traffic (AADT) volume.

5 All MRPC volume Counts are from a minimum of 24-hours at any particular location. Some are derived from longer time spans that are the result of special requests submitted to the MRPC. Information regarding speed and classification can also be included in the ATR recording. MassHighway provides the MRPC with a list of correction factors based on the road classification, axle correction and month the count was taken. The tables of factors for 2006 are in Appendix-A. All the Counts in this report are factored; raw Counts information is available by request. The following is a description for each column in the table that follows: Road Name: Name of the road as defined by MassHighway Route Number: All route number associated with that road location as defined by MassHighway Location of count : The location where the Traffic count was placed, with respect to the nearest road, community border or state line MassHighway Station: Location ID as defined by MassHighway Functional Class: Type of roadway as defined by MassHighway, in the form of (Letter-Number): The Letters used are U for Urban City or Town, and R for Rural Town The Numbers used are.

6 0- Local 1- Interstate 2- Rural principal arterial and urban extensions MRPC Historic Traffic Counts March 2007 3- Rural minor arterial and urban extensions 4- Other Urban principal arterial 5- Urban minor arterial or rural major collector 6- Urban collector or rural minor collector Year count Was Taken: What year the count was conducted Total count : Factored total volume for a 24-hour period Road NameRoute NumberLocation of CountMassHighway StationFunctional ClassYear count Was TakenTotal VolumeAshby RoadRt. 101S. of Rindge State Road. (Rt. 119)3001R-519808501983115019861468198915 85199519001997230019982400 Center StreetW. of Williams RoadR-520044100 Center StreetE. of S. Main StreetR-520044100 Central StreetRt. 101E. of Williams RoadR-520044300 Central StreetRt. 101S. of Main (Rt. 12)R-51986270319933700200035002002390020 03360020063400 Central StreetRt101E.

7 Of Cashman Hill RoadR-520044200 Corey Hill RoadN. of Central Street (Rt101)R-620042600 East Ringe RoadAt New Hampshire State LineR-61995220200032020023102006350 Fitchburg RoadRt. 12At Westminster Town Line3303R-319793370198034661981347419823 5401983359519843821198644741989435019954 50019984800 Gardner RoadRt101At Gardner RoadN. of Cross RoadS. of Sherbert Traffic Counts : Volume CountsTown: AshburnhamMRPC Historic Traffic Counts Ashburnham - 1 March 2007 Road NameRoute NumberLocation of CountMassHighway StationFunctional ClassYear count Was TakenTotal VolumeLakeshore DriveS. of Ferrin Road.(Over Watatic Lake)R-01996130 Main StreetRt. 12E. of Lashua StreetRt. 12E. of Water Street. ( )R-3198652571993510020005400200253002003 540020064300 Main StreetRt. 12W. of Central Street. ( )R-3198651071993520020005500200253002003 540020065400 Main of Water Street.

8 ( )R-3199368002003720020066100 Rindge State of Ashby Road. ( )R-319933500200037002002360020064000 Rindge State New Hamshire State LineR-320043000 Rindge State of Ashby Road. ( )R-31993240020062800 Rindge TurnpikeAt Ashby of Ashby Road. ( )R-61995430200088020029302006600 River Styx RoadE. of Main Street. ( ) & Fitchburg Main StreetE. of Center Street Rt101R-520041200 Water of Main Street. ( )R-5198623051993260020003000200227002003 270020052600 MRPC Historic Traffic Counts Ashburnham - 2 March 2007 Road NameRoute NumberLocation of CountMassHighway StationFunctional ClassYear count Was TakenTotal VolumeWilliams RoadS. of Central Street (Rt101)R-620042900 Winchendon of Depot Historic Traffic Counts Ashburnham - 3 March 2007 Road NameRoute NumberLocation of CountMassHighway StationFunctional ClassYear count Was TakenTotal VolumeBennett RoadN.

9 Of Pillsbury RoadR-01988190 Fitchburg State RoadRt31S. of Townsend Road(Rt119)R-319855400199358002004550020 065800 Greenville RoadRt31At New Hampshire State LineR-51994170020042200 Greenville of Townsend Road (Rt119)R-51994210020042300 Greenville RoadN. of Turnpike RoadR-52002240020062900 Main StreetRt119W. of New Ipswitch RoadR-31998530020045600 Main StreetRt119W. of State Road (Rt 31)R-31993350020043300 Main StreetRt. 119E. of New Ipswitch RoadR-320026200 Main StreetRt. 119W. of Erickson RoadR-320064700 Main StreetRt. 119N. of Greenville Rd. (Rt. 31)R-320063900 Mason RoadAt New Hampshire State LineR-01994600200480 New Ipswitch RoadAt New Hampshire State LineR-61994140 New Ipswitch RoadS. of Jones Hill RoadR-6198070019817501985110019866731989 755199355019955302004520 Pillsbury RoadW. of Bennett RoadR-01988265 Rindge RoadW. of Mayo RoadR-620021900 Townsend RoadRt119E.

10 Of Greenville Road (Rt31)R-51994180020041800 Turnpike RoadW. of Greenville RoadR-62002330020063000 Historic Traffic Counts : Volume CountsTown: AshbyMRPC Historic Traffic CountsAshby - 1 March 2007 Road NameRoute NumberLocation of CountMassHighway StationFunctional ClassYear count Was TakenTotal VolumeWest RoadN. of Pillsbury RoadR-61988570199344019944002004680 MRPC Historic Traffic CountsAshby - 2 March 2007 Road NameRoute NumberLocation of CountMassHighway StationFunctional ClassYear count Was TakenTotal VolumeBrickyard RoadN. of S. Main Street(Rt2A)U-0198473 Chestnut Hill AvenueN. of Crescent StreetU-5199821002003400020042200 Chestnut StreetE. of Common StreetU-019962700 Chestnut StreetE. of Tremont Street3228U-0199330001995320019962900199 939002002390020053500 Common StreetE. of Chestnut StreetU-519963802005400 Daniel Shays HighwayN.