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Council approves design contract for Oak Street & East Glen Avenue signal upgrade
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Summary
Council recommended awarding the design contract to BrightView Engineering (low bid ~$43,950) to design a full traffic signal and prepare bid specifications for Oak Street and East Glen Avenue; construction funding was noted in the capital plan and coordination with Bergen County will be required.
The Ridgewood Village Council on March 25 moved forward with design for a full traffic signal at Oak Street and East Glen Avenue, recommending the award of a professional traffic‑engineering contract to BrightView Engineering, the low bidder.
Engineering solicited eight proposals for signalization design; James McGrath recommended BrightView at a low proposal of approximately $43,950 to prepare design documents and bid specifications. Council members said the design will create a full red‑yellow‑green signal (not a blinking light) and discussed coordinating construction with Bergen County to enable a left‑lead turn signal at Maple and Glen intersections. The manager noted some construction money is included in the capital budget but further funding/bridging may be required when construction bidding occurs.
Council members justified the investment on safety grounds: one council member said the intersection averages more than 13 accidents per year and called the upgrade one of the village’s highest priority traffic safety projects. The item on the special meeting consent agenda was adopted by single‑vote consent.
