Ridgewood Council gives green light to upgrade traffic signals
Monday November 25, 2013, 10:17 AM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Traffic and engineering officials from Bergen County and Ridgewood will work together on a lengthy project to improve several signalized intersections in the village.
A resolution adopted by the Ridgewood Council recently identified five locations where signal upgrades will be considered. The heavily congested Central Business District is targeted three times, with traffic lights at North Maple and Franklin avenues, North Maple and East Ridgewood avenues and Franklin and Oak Street heading the list. Also named are the East Ridgewood and Pleasant Avenue intersection as well as the stretch of Godwin Avenue between Ackerman and Lincoln avenues.
Earlier this month, village officials said Ridgewood would receive up to $150,000 per signal from the county. The county funds would be put toward upgrades of each signal and intersection.
“The village will have to incur costs, too,” said Janet Fricke, assistant to the village manager. Ridgewood’s portion of the bill, which would fund the costs of surveys and traffic studies and designs, would likely amount to $60,000 per intersection.
Ridgewood Municipal Engineer Chris Rutishauser said improvements to traffic signals would include overall intersection upgrades – traffic light coordination, pedestrian crossing countdown lights, vehicle sensors and compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act standards.
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