Dartmouth officials said they hope they won't have to wait for the state Department of Transportation's slow-moving improvement project to improve traffic conditions at the bustling intersection of Route 6 and Faunce Corner Road, noted for its problematic traffic jams that often extend through the traffic light.

At its Monday, Nov. 17, meeting, the Select Board met with Police Chief Brian Levesque to discuss common problems at the intersection, and to set things in motion for a meeting with MassDOT in hopes the department is willing to implement some short-term solutions while a larger project continues moving slowly down the pipeline.

"The issue we have there is really a design issue," Levesque said. "We're trying to get too many cars in an area that just can't handle it."

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