How can this plan survive the overflow traffic from tie-ups on I-95?

These tie-ups will not be materially exacerbated by a normal increase in Halls Road traffic, and they occur infrequently enough so that they should not discourage business development along the road, which is currently a pass-through. The plan might call for locating parking behind the main shopping and business buildings and creating tertiary access roads and walkways, which would mitigate the Halls Road bottleneck. For example, we might explore the construction of a local access road south of the current Old Lyme Marketplace buildings (the Big Y plaza).

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1. Why should the town get into the development business? Isn’t that better left to private developers?
2. Halls Road is fine the way it is—why is the town considering changes?
3. What is the new plan for Halls Road?
4. What is the process for developing a master plan?
5. What is the anticipated time-frame for implementing the plan?
6. Will the plan result in unfettered growth and additional traffic?
7. How can this plan survive the overflow traffic from tie-ups on I-95?
8. Will private property owners be required to make changes or invest money?
9. How will the plan be financed and how much will it raise property taxes?
10. What happens if I-95 is widened in the future or the exit or entrance ramps are reconfigured?
11. What do you mean by residential housing on Halls Road and why is it needed?
12. How do you intend to address increased wastewater?
13. How can the town validate what types of improvements would be the most successful for the town, its businesses and the tax base?
14. How can I have input to the plan or keep updated on the progress?