2834-24 Mitchell-Valley-All-Way-Stop-Report.pdf

All-Way Stop Warrant Analysis Valley Road & Mitchell Street Project No.: 230143 December 28, 2023 Page 3 of 10 I. EXISTING CONDITIONS Multiple field investigations were conducted to obtain an inventory of existing roadway conditions, posted traffic controls, adjacent land uses, lane configurations of the roadways in the study area, and existing vehicular and pedestrian traffic patterns. The following is a brief description of the roadways: The intersection of Valley Road & Mitchell Street is a four way unsignalized intersection with a stop control on the eastbound and westbound (Mitchell Street) approaches. Valley Road is a local street under the Township of West Orange which spans 1 mile between Freeman Street and Northfield Avenue. This section of the roadway is classified as an Urban Minor Collector and is under Municipal jurisdiction per the available NJDOT Straight Line Diagram (last inventoried February 2016). There is no speed limit posted for this roadway. It is our opinion that a posted at 25 MPH speed limit is appropriate and conforms with the guidance set forth within the New Jersey Statutes Title 39. Valley Road provides an approximate pavement width of 30-ft and allows for bi-directional travel with one travel lane for each approach. On-street parking is permitted along both sides of the roadway south of the intersection with Mitchell Street. On street parking is prohibited along the southbound lane north of the intersection with Mitchell Street. The land use along Valley Road is generally residential in nature with neighborhood businesses at intersections. Mitchell Street is a local street under the Township of West Orange which spans approximately 0.74 miles between Gregory Avenue and Scotland Road. There are no NJDOT Straight-Line Diagrams available for this roadway. The speed limit on this section of Mitchell Street is posted at 25 MPH. Mitchell Street provides an approximate pavement width of 30-ft and allows for bi- directional travel with one travel lane for each approach. On-street

section of Mitchell Street is posted at 25 MPH. Mitchell Street provides an approximate pavement width of 30-ft and allows for bi- directional travel with one travel lane for each approach. On-street parking is permitted along both sides of the roadway. The land use along Mitchell Street is generally residential in nature with neighborhood businesses at intersections. 70 South Orange Avenue, Suite 109 P.O. Box 99 Livingston, New Jersey 07039 Roseland, NJ 07068 C: (732) 236-7557 T: (973) 228-0999 F: (201) 753-3904 BrightViewEngineering.com