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Council adopts traffic ordinance changes and hears extended public concern about speed and cut-throughs on North Watchung and Ray Avenue
Summary
Council passed first-reading ordinances to standardize speed limits and restrict certain turns; residents urged enforcement after repeated high-speed and heavy-truck complaints on North Watchung Drive and Ray Avenue extension.
The council approved first readings of two ordinances to adjust speed limits and prohibit certain turns at locations across town, and members discussed enforcement and monitoring arrangements after extended public comment about high speeds and cut-through traffic.
Ordinance 23-64-25 would amend the borough's traffic schedules to set a uniform 35 mph speed limit on named local streets and add specified "no right turn on red" locations. Ordinance 23-65-25 would prohibit or limit turns at additional intersections and add restricted…
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