file photo by Boyd Loving
I suggest sending an email as I did. A few key points:
The traffic counts taken in November (reported date November 2017 even though it’s only June ! ) were observed while west Glen ave was closed due to pseg construction installing new gas mains.
The huge delays in this construction were the direct result of NJ Transit refusing to allow Glen ave excavation under the trestle to replace gas mains. This required the contractor to dig huge holes on both sides of the train overpass and push pipes underneath creating massive delay for project completion.
This forced vehicle traffic to take alternate routes, specifically glenwood ave. Other than “road closed” sign and cones with arrows , along with a parked police cruiser there was no information Available to trucks that glenwood was restricted to 4 tons. I would not expect a trucker to pay attention to a sign for a one time detour.
This road used to handle a lot more traffic. Years ago when there was a traffic light and jug handle at route 17/racetracks road, most of the traffic destined for upper Ridgewood & midland park would exit rt 17 north and return home that way. After the state dot closed that intersection, that traffic migrated to Linwood age west, then walthery ave north to Glen , thus destroying that formerly quiet neighborhood.
The state had another traffic count on 2 days this spring. I would like to know if that was on the same day Glen was getting paved.
There is no reason to make this one way. The state should use our gas tax money to widen the road, widened the turn radius.
If you do not write emails as stated above the state bureaucracy will do what they want.
It’s unsafe as it is, one way or two, and always has been. The road should have been excavated and improved years ago. Shutting it down is the cheapest and easiest solution, but not necessarily the best one. Millions and billions of dollars are wasted–let’s see some intelligent spending. I agree that unless they hear from irate residents, they will proceed as planned. If you care, this is the moment to act. It could be good to cc: (and call) our representatives as well. Votes matter to them. I don’t know what matters to the DOT.
Ditto 1258, improve the road and restrict traffic to passenger cars only.
Good idea. I will email that in the interest of safety they should close it down
In the interest of snowflakes, they should close it down.
@422, all you big mouth arrivals from NYC should take a cab if you do not know how to drive. Snowflake
Agree with 5:29. It’s not that it’s unsafe, it’s that people: A) people drive down the middle of the road instead of staying on their side of the road, and B) the police don’t enforce the no trucks laws. This road has been around for more than 140 years – now all of a sudden it’s dangerous!