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Resident asks Perth Amboy to request county traffic study, reduce New Brunswick Avenue speed limit to 25 mph
Summary
A resident who works in transportation urged the city to request a traffic study and ask the county to lower the speed limit on New Brunswick Avenue from 30 to 25 mph; city staff said the request was emailed to the county in December and promised to follow up with an update.
A resident who identified himself as having transportation experience asked whether the city had followed up on a December request to the county for a traffic study and a reduction of New Brunswick Avenue’s speed limit from 30 to 25 mph.
He told the council he had spoken with County Commissioner Charles Kenny and that the request must originate with the city: “The, request has to come from the city in which it did.” He asked staff for an update on whether the county had responded to the city’s December correspondence.
City staff said the city had sent an email to the county in December and that staff will follow up. Staff also described broader efforts to address corner parking and sight-line issues, including potential bump-outs and painted corners to discourage illegal corner parking; they noted those changes affect multiple departments and must be implemented incrementally.
Next steps: staff committed to checking the county response to the December request and to report back on any planned studies or speed-change outcomes.
Ending: No formal speed-limit change was made at the meeting; the item remains a pending request requiring county approval.
