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Resident urges traffic calming on Woodruff Road after years of near‑misses
Summary
A Morris Township resident told the committee that speeding and dangerous intersections on Woodruff Road and Columbia Turnpike threaten pedestrians and cyclists and asked the township to consider speed bumps and greater enforcement. Officials said they would share the township's traffic‑calming policy and continue to review the corridor.
Steve Lares, a Morris Township resident, urged the township committee on Jan. 29 to take stronger action to slow traffic and improve safety on Woodruff Road, saying drivers frequently speed and that his neighborhood contains many older residents and frequent pedestrians.
Lares described repeated near‑misses and a past bicycle collision at the corner of Columbia Turnpike and Woodruff Road. He said police have placed speed signs and conducted enforcement but that the problem continues and suggested the township consider…
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