>Police Captain Keith Killion and Village Engineer Christopher Rutishauser last night revealed their jointly devised plan to control speeding automobile traffic on South Broad Street.
The duo recommended that a double yellow line be painted from the Glen Rock border north to East Ridgewood Avenue. The double yellow line strategy has been used successfully before in the Village, most notably along Overbrook Road.
Rutishauser advised Village Council members that since South Broad Street continued into another municipality (Glen Rock), NJDOT regulations would prohibit the construction of speed humps in the affected area. A speed hump is currently deployed in front of the Somerville School.
Citing concerns over possible noise issues in a residential neighborhood, Mayor David Pfund flatly rejected a proposal made by Councilman Jacques Harlow to install “rumble strips” along the route.
Killion, who owns residential property on South Broad Street, and Rutishauser expect that the double yellow line will be in place within 5-6 weeks.
