Revere residents: Too many signs on Beach Boulevard

REVERE-Lisa Micciulla stood in Carey Circle Tuesday staring in bewilderment at one sign banning left turns and another prohibiting right turns.?Where do I go?” she asked, echoing the question more than one beachfront resident has asked about the newly reconstructed Revere Beach Boulevard.Since last November when contractors completed their work on the beachfront straightaway, residents and elected officials have praised the Boulevard?s new promenade and the turn-of-the-century-style lighting, and scratched their heads over the Boulevard?s thicket of new signs.?There are so many they look out of place,” said Ward 5 City Councilor John Powers.More than 150 signs line the Boulevard from Carey Circle to Revere Street. Carey Circle has nearly 20 signs – most of them restricting or banning parking along the Boulevard?s ocean side.Conservation and Recreation (DCR) spokeswoman Wendy Fox said the additional signs reflect the state agency?s attempt to restrict late night parking along the beach and the potential problems that accompany it while maintaining beachgoers? and residents? oceanfront views.?We?re trying to achieve a judicious balance,” she said.Fox said DCR reduced the number of signs installed on the Boulevard during construction by making sure they are 150 feet apart. But she said the 13 new crosswalks added along the Boulevard meant installing new pedestrian and handicapped parking signs.The signs that befuddled Micciulla were set up to warn drivers from entering Carey Circle?s two new reverse lanes. The lanes were built as part of the Boulevard reconstruction to allow drivers traveling south onto the Boulevard to turn around with ease and return to Lynn or get on North Shore Road.?I like what they did with the Circle but there?s no need for these signs.”Powers said residents are generally happy with the Boulevard reconstruction, especially the extended walkway along the beach, but believe there is a surplus of signs.?It?s a little too much.”