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Residents urge pause on Bloomfield bus‑stop move; county says NJ Transit will fund relocation
Summary
A resident warned commissioners that moving a Bloomfield NJ Transit stop would remove the only ADA‑compliant crossing in the area; county engineering said the relocation request came from Bloomfield Police and that NJ Transit will cover relocation costs, while ADA and engineering follow‑up was requested.
A resident told the Essex County Board of County Commissioners the proposal to relocate a northbound NJ Transit bus stop at Broad Street and Foster Place in Bloomfield could eliminate the only nearby ADA‑compliant crossing and should be tabled until crosswalks and accessibility features are in place.
"That bus stop is the only one in that area that has crosswalks and ADA compliant... truncated domes," said Norm Sutaria during the…
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