Traffic Report

EXISTING CONDITIONS Eagle Rock Avenue is an urban minor arterial (as classified by the New Jersey Department of Transportation) running in a general east/west direction through western Essex County. At the intersection with Oval Road, Eagle Rock Avenue consists of two lanes in each direction with curbing. Left and right turning movements are made out of the through lanes. The posted speed limit on this section of Eagle Rock Avenue is 40 miles per hour. The intersection of Eagle Rock Avenue and Oval Road is a tee intersection with Oval Road on the north side of Eagle Rock Avenue forming the stem of the tee. The Oval Road approach is currently stop controlled and striped for one lane, however, due to the ample width of the approach lane, left and right turning vehicles may exit Oval Road at the same time. Laurel Avenue is also classified by the New Jersey Department of Transportation as an urban minor arterial and runs in a general northeast/southwest direction through the Townships of West Orange and Livingston. The intersection of Eagle Rock Avenue and Laurel Avenue is a signalized tee intersection with Laurel Avenue forming the stem of the tee. At the intersection Laurel Avenue consists of two northbound approach lanes, a left turn lane and a right turn lane. Eagle Rock Avenue consists of two westbound through lanes with an exclusive westbound left turn lane and two eastbound approach lanes, a through lane and a shared through/right turn lane . The signal consists of three phases, an Eagle Rock Avenue westbound lead phase, an Eagle Rock Avenue right-of- way phase and a Laurel Avenue right-of-way phase. Right turns on red are permitted on both the Eagle Rock Avenue and Laurel Avenue approaches. Oval Road is approximately forty feet wide and curbed running in a general north/south direction from Eagle Rock Avenue to a point just north of Warner Road. Rappleye Court, the main access road serving the Grande at Pleasantdale residential development and the Pleasantdale Chateau, intersects Oval Road north of Eagle Rock Avenue forming a right angle tee intersection. Rappleye Court is stop controlled. Bongart Drive, an access road serving the Highlands at West Essex townhouse development, intersects Oval Road 3