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Resident urges action on Dogwood Avenue speeding; police cite data showing lower speeds after signs on Blackman Road
Summary
A resident told the Egg Harbor Township Committee she fears for safety at Alder and Dogwood avenues; the police chief described traffic-unit interventions including remote speed signs on Blackman Road that lowered average speeds from about 45 mph to 36 mph since July 7.
A long-time Dogwood Avenue resident told the Egg Harbor Township Committee Tuesday that drivers, including school buses, frequently speed through the neighborhood and fail to stop at Alder Avenue, creating a recurring safety hazard near Greater Egg Harbor Regional schools. Police officials told the committee they have installed electronic speed signs on Blackman Road and are using remote data to guide enforcement.
“My name is Leslie Henry. I live at 304 Dogwood Avenue … I wanna get to my job at Greater Egg Harbor Regional safely every day,” Henry said during the public-comment period, describing multiple near‑misses and crashes and saying buses…
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