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Residents press Parsippany council for more action after Fox Hill Road crash; mayor details striping and signage work
Summary
Residents described a recent crash on Fox Hill Road and urged restrictions on heavy trucks; Mayor James Barbario said the township has installed striping, solar LED speed signs and has budgeted permanent radar feedback signs and will meet with engineers and state officials on additional measures.
Residents raised safety concerns about Fox Hill Road during public comment at the Parsippany (Troy Hills) Township Council meeting on Feb. 4, 2025, after a recent crash on a narrow curve and repeated instances of large trucks using the street.
Dorothy Allerin, a Fox Hill Road resident, said the road’s narrow curves and hills make it hazardous and described seeing a driver hit a guardrail during the first snow this season. “Fox Hill Road is a hazard in and of itself because it curves, it winds, it goes up and down hills,” Allerin said, and she urged the township to reconsider allowing 8-ton trucks on the road.
Mayor James Barbario outlined work the township has already completed and measures under consideration. He said engineers and the public works department restriped center and edge lines, repainted crosswalks, installed solar LED flashing speed-limit signs, placed temporary pavement markings for a median island and budgeted for permanent radar feedback signs in last year’s capital budget. Barbario said the township will evaluate the temporary median island’s effectiveness before deciding whether to make it permanent.
Barbario also said the township has been in contact with state authorities about pedestrian safety on nearby Route 46. He said the state recommended a fence installation along Route 46 and that the fence will require a maintenance work order (MWO) to the state for implementation. He added the state concluded a request for a guardrail at the southeast corner of Route 46 and Baldwin Road does not meet guardrail warrants and will not proceed because of on-site obstacles.
Residents said the presence of 8-ton trucks on Fox Hill Road increases the risk to pedestrians and cyclists. The mayor said changing local tonnage restrictions can be constrained by state law and that the township will ask its traffic engineer about options. He said the township will continue meeting with the engineer and public works director and will update residents; a staff meeting with the township engineer was scheduled the day after the meeting.
The council did not take formal action on Fox Hill Road at the Feb. 4 meeting. Mayor Barbario said staff would follow up with residents and provide updates after the engineering meeting.
