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2945-25 November 7, 2025 VIA (E-MAIL) Zayibeth Carballo, PE, PLS, PP, CME, CFM, CFS Director, Municipal Engineer Department of Engineering Township of West Orange 25 Lakeside Avenue West Orange, New Jersey 07052 Re: All-Way Stop Analysis Dartmouth Road & Forest Hill Road West Orange Township, Essex County, New Jersey BVE Project No.: 251404 Dear Ms. Carballo: Bright View Engineering (BVE here-in) was tasked by the Township of West Orange (the Township here-in) with performing an analysis to determine if an All-Way Stop configuration is appropriate at the intersection of Dartmouth Road & Forest Hill Road. BVE, in coordination with the Township, collected data during various site visits, reviewed crash information provided by the Township and crash data from NJDOT’s Safety Voyager to assess the existing conditions at the project intersection. The collected data and observations were utilized to determine if the existing traffic conditions in the project area justify the implementation of the new traffic pattern. This analysis was performed per the standards set forth within NJSA 39:4-8, 39:4138 & 39:4-197 (Title 39), the applicable requirements of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) and AASHTO - A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets (The Green Book). The following points were considered within the scope of our study:  An inventory of the roadway facilities in the project vicinity, including the existing physical and traffic operating characteristics;  Data collection including traffic volume and crash data;  All-Way Stop Analysis;  Summary and Conclusions 70 South Orange Avenue, Suite 109 Livingston, New Jersey 07039 C: (732) 236-7557 T: (973) 228-0999 F: (201) 753-3904 BrightViewEngineering.com P.O. Box 99 Roseland, NJ 07068