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Highland Park discusses DOT’s Upper Raritan road-diet; DOT seeks council endorsement for center turn lane
Summary
Council members and residents debated DOT stripe-based alternatives for Upper Raritan/Route 27, weighing a DOT-preferred center two-way left-turn lane (narrower bike lanes) against wider bike lanes. DOT officials told the borough they could expedite a 70% striping implementation by next summer if the council provides a resolution of support.
Council members spent the bulk of their meeting reviewing New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) stripe-based alternatives for the Upper Raritan (Route 27) corridor and whether to endorse an expedited striping plan.
Terry, a council member leading the presentation, told the borough that DOT presented two main striping options: one with wider bike lanes (a 6-foot bike lane with a 4-foot buffer on each side) and a second that adds a 12-foot center two‑way left-turn lane while narrowing bike lanes to about 5 feet. “They prefer the center lane option,” Terry said, describing that choice as DOT’s engineering team’s current recommendation.
Terry and staff described a two-track timeline: DOT officials characterized short-term “quick fixes” (higher-visibility crosswalks at…
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