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Residents demand fixes after chicanes added to Grays Lane; staff says measure cut speeds about 5 mph
Summary
At a packed Montgomery Township supervisors meeting, residents criticized temporary chicanes on Grays Lane for safety concerns, poor communication and impacts on buses and property values; staff said initial data show a roughly 5 mph speed reduction and promised follow-up study and public-safety committee review.
At the Montgomery Township Board of Supervisors meeting, a large group of Grays Lane residents pressed supervisors to remove or redesign temporary chicanes installed to calm traffic, saying the painted curves and delineators were implemented without adequate notice and create hazards for buses, large vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians.
“These controls were implemented without public notification causing confusion and chaos,” resident Dave Sherman told the board, describing the installation as a “botched communication.” Multiple speakers said the markings eliminate street parking in places, cause school buses and trash trucks to have difficulty, and in some cases have resulted in property-damaging impacts to vehicles.
Township staff and the highway safety unit defended the decision as a temporary…
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