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Montgomery Township board signals removal of Grays Lane chicanes after sharp resident backlash
Summary
After weeks of local anger and a packed public-comment period, Montgomery Township supervisors agreed staff should remove the temporary chicanes on Grays Lane and pursue targeted enforcement and an independent traffic study to find a long-term solution.
Montgomery Township supervisors signaled they will remove temporary chicanes installed on Grays Lane after multiple residents described safety risks, loss of on-street parking and damage to the plastic delineators.
The issue dominated the April 28 board meeting, where dozens of residents and several supervisors traded sharply different views on whether the chicanes had reduced speed, created hazards for larger vehicles and harmed property values. Resident Dave Sherman told the board he had photographed a tractor-trailer negotiating the chicanes and said the measure “doesn’t work” and risks collisions. Catherine Stout, who lives near the chicanes, said her children and…
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