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Safety Study Devon Drive & Mountain Way Project No.: 241193 February 4, 2025 Page 2 of 9 70 South Orange Avenue, Suite 109 PO Box 99 Livingston, New Jersey 07039 Roseland, NJ 07068 C: (732) 236-7557 T: (973) 228-0999 F: (201) 753-3904 BrightViewEngineering.com 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 Devon Drive & Mountain Way is a four-way unsignalized intersection. There is no traffic control at the intersection. Devon Drive is a north to south local street under the jurisdiction of the Township of West Orange which spans 0.20 miles. There are no NJDOT Straight-Line Diagrams available for this roadway. There is no speed limit posted along the roadway. It is our opinion that a 25 MPH speed limit is appropriate and conforms with the guidance set forth within the New Jersey Statutes Title 39. Devon Drive 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 Devon Drive is generally residential in nature. Mountain Way is a north to south local street under the jurisdiction of the Township of West Orange which spans 0.28 miles between Walker Road and Lowell Avenue. There are no NJDOT Straight-Line Diagrams available for this roadway. Mountain Way is STOP-controlled at its intersection with Walker Road. The speed limit on the roadway is posted at 25 MPH. It is our opinion that a 25 MPH speed limit is appropriate and conforms with the guidance set forth within the New Jersey Statutes Title 39. Mountain Way 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 Mountain Way is generally residential in nature.