132-25 Gregory Ave-Orange Heights Ave Crosswalk Study.pdf

Crosswalk Analysis Gregory Avenue & Orange Heights Avenue Project No.: 240344 March 21, 2025 Page 2 of 6 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 Gregory Avenue & Orange Heights Avenue is a 3-legged unsignalized intersection. Orange Heights Avenue is STOP controlled at its intersection with Gregory Avenue. We note that Gregory Elementary School is approximately 600 feet away from the intersection. Various utility and stormwater features were found within the intersection area. Gregory Avenue (CR-577) is north to south which spans approximately 1.64 miles between Luddington Road and Mount Pleasant Avenue through West Orange Township. We are concerned with the section of Gregory Avenue between Luddington Road & Forest Hill Road. The roadway is classified as Urban Minor Arterial and is under Essex County jurisdiction per the available NJDOT Straight Line Diagram (last inventoried June 2012). The speed limit on the roadway is posted at 25 MPH. Gregory Avenue provides for an approximate pavement width of 24 feet including 2-foot shoulders in the study area and allows for bi-directional travel via two (2) 12-foot lanes with a solid double yellow centerline. On-street parking is prohibited along both sides of the roadway. Within the study location, a 4-foot sidewalk is present throughout the northbound side of Gregory Avenue. A 4-foot sidewalk is present throughout the southbound side of the roadway from Helen Avenue to Forest Hill Road. Gregory Avenue has a serpentine geometry approximately 75 feet north of Lowell Place and approximately 350 feet south of Lawrence Avenue. The land use along Gregory Avenue is generally residential in nature. We note that Gregory Elementary School is on the southbound side of the roadway. Orange Heights Avenue is an east to west local roadway which spans approximately 0.28 miles between Gregory Avenue and South Valley Road. There are no NJDOT Straight Line

uthbound side of the roadway. Orange Heights Avenue is an east to west local roadway which spans approximately 0.28 miles between Gregory Avenue and South Valley Road. There are no NJDOT Straight Line Diagrams for this roadway. There is no posted speed limit along this 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. Orange Heights provides for an approximate pavement width of 36 feet. On- street parking is permitted along both sides of the roadway. A 4 feet sidewalk is present along the westbound side of Orange Heights Avenue. The land use along Orange Heights Avenue is generally residential in nature.