2945-25 Dartmouth-Road-Forest-Hill-Road-All-Way-Stop-Final.pdf

All-Way Stop Warrant Analysis Dartmouth Road & Forest Hill Road Project No.: 251404 November 7, 2025 Page 2 of 14 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 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 Dartmouth Road & Forest Hill Road is a 4-legged unsignalized intersection. Dartmouth Road is STOP controlled at its intersection with Forest Hill Road. We note that the intersection is approximately 600 feet away from Roosevelt Middle School. Dartmouth Road is a north-south oriented roadway which spans approximately 0.23 miles between Winding Way & Club Boulevard through West Orange Township. There are no NJDOT Straight Line Diagram for this roadway. There is no posted speed limit for 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. Dartmouth Road provides for a pavement width of 30 feet. On- street parking is permitted on both sides of the roadway. Within the study location, a 5-foot sidewalk is present along the both sides of Dartmouth Road. The land use along Dartmouth Road is generally residential in nature. Forest Hill Road is an east-west roadway which spans approximately 0.77 miles through West Orange Township between Collamore Terrace and South Valley Road. There are no NJDOT Straight Line Diagram for this roadway. The posted speed limit is 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. Forest Hill Road provides for an approximate pavement width of 26 feet. On-street parking is permitted along the roadway. In addition, within the study location, a 5-foot sidewalk is present along the south side of the roadway. The land use along Forest Hill Road is generally residential in nature.