“The traffic study from TFMoran said otherwise and stated minimal impact,” said resident Kassey Cameron during public comment. However, a signal, crosswalk and sidewalk will be warranted at the intersection of Break O’Day Drive and Loudon Road where the entrance and the exit of the casino will be. The chiefs’ concerns seemed to contradict a traffic study conducted by the design firm TFMoran, which indicated minimal impacts to eight intersections in the areas surrounding the casino and predicted a relatively minor impact in overall traffic. “While it meets code, it may not be ideal to have these two traffic flows within a couple hundred feet of each other on Loudon Road, as proposed in the project plans, due to potential traffic congestion or the fact that a single event could potentially disrupt both access routes into and out of the property,” Chisholm said.īetween 20, there were 962 reported car crashes on Loudon Road and the proposed venue will add significant traffic to the area, added Chief Osgood.

Looking specifically at the site plan for the proposed casino before the Planning Board Wednesday night, the fire department could not identify a better location for the secondary access point to the development and could not anticipate how calls for service might be impacted. Concord Fire Chief John Chisholm and Police Chief Bradley Osgood raised concerns that a proposed 43,000-square-foot casino, bar and hotel on the city’s East Side would bring crime to the city and draw increased traffic that could restrict public safety access on Loudon Road in an emergency.

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