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Lambertville council advances pedestrian-safety DOT study and authorizes park remediation work
Summary
Council highlighted a resolution to request a DOT study for rectangular rapid-flashing beacons along Route 29 and approved remediation authorizations for a local park, including a $12,000 allocation to complete historical remedial paperwork to protect Green Acres funding.
Lambertville councilmembers praised a pedestrian-safety resolution and authorized immediate steps to remediate contaminated park soil at a council meeting dominated by redevelopment concerns.
Pedestrian safety: Councilwoman Kaminsky and others called out Resolution 133 (2025), which requests a New Jersey Department of Transportation study into rectangular rapid-flashing beacons and other pedestrian-safety measures at crossings along Route 29. Officials said the DOT work would include cost-sharing for beacons, special striping, signage and signal timing to improve crosswalk safety.
"What we'll be able to do once we pass this resolution is to study with DOT not only for flashing beacons but also special striping or different signs and light timing," a council member said. The council framed the resolution as the first step in a broader pedestrian-safety program.
Soil remediation and Green Acres funding: Council discussed resolutions 144 and 146 tied to the Kala soil remediation project (park remediation). Resolution 146 authorizes $12,000 for additional work needed to finish an historic remedial investigation report and remedial action report that had been completed in 2013–2014 but were not submitted. Council staff warned that Green Acres funding—identified in the meeting as roughly $300,000—could be at risk if remediation and paperwork are not completed by the end of the year.
The mayor and staff said the priority is to complete remediation in the park and finish the state paperwork; staff and engineering consultants (LSRPs) will work with state agencies and update council as the project progresses.
Council action: The consent agenda—containing the pedestrian-safety resolution and the remediation authorizations—was adopted by motion and voice vote at the meeting. Council members asked staff to proceed with designs and cost-sharing discussions with DOT and to continue close coordination with the LSRP and the state to protect grant funding.
