Next week, Page’s Corner in Dunbarton, an intersection known for its accident-prone history, will be converted to an all-way stop configuration to improve driver safety.

The intersection, where traffic from Goffstown, Hopkinton and Weare converges into Dunbarton, has been a location of many motor vehicle collisions and near misses over the years.

From 2007 to 2017, the intersection saw 17 accidents. The numbers continued to be concerning with four accidents reported in 2018, two in 2019 and seven in 2020, according to crash reports from the Dunbarton Police Department.

The new all-way stop configuration, which will include the addition of a fourth required stop, is scheduled for installation on Tuesday. Officials hope to reduce accident risk by clarifying right-of-way rules for all directions of traffic. Currently, the intersection operates as a three-way stop.

This change will serve as a temporary measure while the town plans a roundabout as a more permanent solution.

In a statement, Dunbarton Police Chief Chris Remillard said that the Federal Highway Administration and the Roadway Safety Foundation consider all-way stop intersection conversions to be effective “life-saving projects.”

To prepare drivers for the change, the town will install a message board a few days before the conversion, which will remain in place for about a month afterward.

Additional signage will also be set up to guide drivers through the new traffic pattern.

A roundabout is planned for the intersection, located at the junction of Jewett Road of State Routes 77, with construction expected to be a part of the State Department of Transportation’s 10-year plan.

The construction of a roundabout at the intersection is expected to make the area much safer.

The estimated cost for the roundabout is $1.7 million, and the Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission has prioritized the project.

Funded federally, construction is expected to begin in the summer of 2032.