Township Council Agenda — Packet

Safety Study Gilbert Place & Bradford Avenue Project No.: 241193 February 4, 2025 Page 2 of 7 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 Gilbert Place & Bradford Avenue is a 3-legged unsignalized intersection. There is no traffic control at the intersection. We note that the intersection is approximately 900 feet from Roosevelt Middle School. Gilbert Place is a north to south local street under the jurisdiction of the Township of West Orange which spans 0.34 miles between Forrest Hill Road and Bradford Avenue. There are no NJDOT Straight-Line Diagrams available for this roadway. Gilbert Place is STOP-controlled at its intersections with Gregory Place, Club Boulevard, and Forrest Hill Road. 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. Gilbert Place 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 Gilbert Place is generally residential in nature. Bradford Avenue is an east to west local street under the jurisdiction of the Township of West Orange which spans 0.23 miles between Cobane Terrace and Northfield Avenue. There are no NJDOT Straight-Line Diagrams available for this roadway. Bradford Avenue is STOP-controlled on its intersection with Northfield Avenue and Cobane Terrace. 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. Bradford Avenue 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 Bradford Avenue is generally residential in nature. 70 South Orange Avenue, Suite 109 Livingston, New Jersey 07039 C: (732) 236-7557 T: (973) 228-0999 F: (201)

ides of the roadway. The land use along Bradford Avenue is generally residential in nature. 70 South Orange Avenue, Suite 109 Livingston, New Jersey 07039 C: (732) 236-7557 T: (973) 228-0999 F: (201) 753-3904 BrightViewEngineering.com PO Box 99 Roseland, NJ 07068