Tag: Metuchen Traffic and Transportation Committee
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Metuchen gains state support for 25 mph speed limit on length of Route 27, work on flashing crosswalks begin
METUCHEN – Just a few months after the entire lengths of all county roads in Metuchen had been reduced to 25 miles per hour, it is expected a length of state Route 27 will follow suit. To say Mayor Jonathan Busch, Council President Linda Koskoski and members of the council are ecstatic would be an…
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Novel coronavirus pandemic may delay the long-awaited installation of flashing crosswalks in Metuchen
METUCHEN – The novel coronavirus pandemic may delay what would have been a victory in moving the long-awaited federal Safe Routes to Schools grant forward. The Metuchen Borough Council, at a meeting on March 9, approved a resolution authorizing the award of a construction contract in the amount not to exceed $483,325.40 to JC Contracting…
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Metuchen officials discuss traffic light synchronization
METUCHEN – In an effort to keep traffic flow in and around the borough moving, the Traffic and Transportation Committee is calling on traffic light synchronization at high volume intersections in the borough. Those busy intersections include Route 27 and Main Street, Highland and Hillside avenues, New and Main streets and Bridge Street. Member Dan…
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Metuchen discusses a bike network in continued safety efforts for cyclists
METUCHEN – When Alan Johnson rides his bike on Main Street in Metuchen, he sometimes does not feel safe. “It’s kind of like the chicken and egg,” he said. “We have the bikes, we need the infrastructure to make it safer and productive to get around.” Johnson, a member of the Traffic and Transportation Committee,…
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Resident wants to bring back ‘kiss and go’ area at Metuchen Train Station
METUCHEN – When the Traffic and Transportation Committee was started in the 1970s and 1980s, platforms at the Metuchen Train Station were raised to create space designated as the “kiss and go” area for people getting dropped off and picked up. “One of the things we wanted to do is provide an adequate space for…