The view north along Bridge Avenue at Chestnut Street. Soon, motorists on Bridge will have to come to a full stop, as those on Chestnut already do.
A couple of updates on traffic matters here in hububby Red Bank:
Capt. Darren McConnell, who heads the police department’s traffic safety division, tells redbankgreen the signs are up for the long-awaited four-way stop at the intersection of Bridge Avenue and Chestnut Street.
Now, borough workers are waiting for the weather to allow them to paint the appropriate markings on the asphalt and uncover the wrapped signs.
“We need a few days of a 45 to 50-degree trend,” McConnell says.
Police plan to place electronic message boards on north- and southbound Bridge alerting motorists to the coming change, he says. The signs will remain for several weeks.
Also coming soon: the state Department of Transportation is scheduled to start work March 9 on the installation of a traffic light and other improvements to the intersection of Maple Avenue (Route 35 north) at Water and White Streets.
Borough Administrator Stanley Sickels says the work may require periodic lane shifts and shutdowns.
The $1.54 million project, which is fully funded by the state, calls for… well, here’s how it’s described in a DOT rundown of how federal stimulus money is being spent on transportation:
The project will reduce congestion and increase the LOS and safety in the area of Route 35 and White/Water Street to Riverside Ave and Pearl Street. Pedestrian and bicycle accommodations will be provided in the area of the intersections, including handicapped ramps.
Here’s the source doc: Download Stimnjeconomynjdotprojects
