Middlesex County Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios and Woodbridge Mayor John E. McCormac announce the installation and activation of Audible Pedestrian Crossing Signals designed to assist sight-impaired and handicap pedestrians safely cross busy highway intersections. Middlesex County Freeholders, the Woodbridge Police Department (WPD) Traffic Enforcement Division, Keep Middlesex Moving, the New Jersey Department of Transportation, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority and representatives from the Alliance Center for Independence came together to secure funding, installation and activation of Audible Pedestrian Crossing signals to assist blind pedestrians safely cross at busy pedestrian crossings – New Brunswick Avenue and King Georges Post Road, County Routes 501/616 and Amboy Avenue and Ford Avenue.
The Audible Pedestrian Crossing Signals — a joint project funded by Middlesex County and the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) — advance the WPD Traffic Enforcement Division, Keep Middlesex Moving, and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority’s (NJTPA) “Street Smart” pedestrian safety-motorist enforcement and education campaign, which urges motorists and pedestrians to “check vital signs” to improve safety at pedestrian crossings.