State DOT OKs traffic reconfiguration on Little Compton Commons

By Christian Silvia

The state traffic commission has agreed to a Little Compton request to reconfigure Commons Street, turning two legs of the triangular-shaped street that loops around the Commons from two-way to one-way, and changing the parking configuration.

“Parked vehicles present a safety concern for motorists traveling through the area,” Sean Raymond of the State Traffic Commission wrote in a letter written to Police Chief Scott Raynes and the town council.

Under the reconfiguration plan, Commons Street to the east of Commons will remain a two-way, but will become a one-way street to the north and south of the Commons.

Raynes said that over the past few years, traffic in the Commons, often viewed as the hub of the town, has increased and changing the configuration will help — “