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Federal Highway Safety funds to pay for traffic-calming on Third Street and Wheaten Avenue, engineers say
Summary
Engineers described a federally funded Highway Safety Improvement Program project to remove angled intersections, add curb bump-outs and shorten crosswalks on Third Street and Wheaten Avenue to reduce pedestrian and bicycle crashes; commissioners were shown routing changes and told there would be no local construction cost.
Engineers told the commission on May 29 that Millville was selected to receive federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funding through the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization for two projects: the Third Street/Wheaten Avenue corridor and a High Street corridor project. The Third Street project will eliminate two angled, triangular intersections, add curb bump-outs to shorten pedestrian crossings and calm traffic.
Officials said the work is federally funded and will not require local construction spending. They described traffic routing changes (one short one-way conversion on Fourth Street in a block near Wheaten Avenue) to remove the triangular intersections and explained how the changes would shorten crosswalks and improve sightlines for pedestrians and bicyclists. Staff told commissioners the project was ranked first (High Street) and second (Third Street) among Millville city streets in the regional selection process because of pedestrian and bicycle crash data.
Commissioners asked whether parking would be affected; the engineer said most nearby spaces are in painted yellow zones and that there should be no net loss of legal parking spaces because bump-outs will be curbed and become part of the sidewalk. The commission heard the project will include paving paid for with federal funds and was told the project goal is to reduce crashes and move toward a Vision Zero-style objective for vulnerable users.
