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Business owner urges action at dangerous Union Ave and Chestnut Street intersection
Summary
A Rutherford small-business owner described repeated crashes at the Union and Chestnut intersection and urged the borough to install flashing stop signs, rumble strips or a traffic signal; council pledged a police study and engineering review with county coordination.
Dan Meredith, a small-business owner on Union Avenue, told the council the corner of Union and Chestnut is "extremely dangerous," recounted multiple crashes captured on his business camera and asked the borough to consider additional signage, flashing stop signs, rumble strips, speed bumps or, ultimately, a traffic light.
"The odds of an accident happening in just the next 24 hours alone are pretty good," Meredith said, describing incidents that have endangered pedestrians and damaged property at the site. He asked the borough to act before a loss of life occurs.
Councilman Guzman thanked Meredith for bringing the issue to the council and said he will, as liaison to police and public safety, request a study of the area by the police department and borough administrator and coordinate necessary reviews with the county and state. "There's a lot of things that need to go on in there," Guzman said, listing a police survey, engineering review and required approvals.
The borough administrator (Bob) later confirmed staff pursue grants and engineering concepts and noted some roadway projects are competitive; council members also noted New Jersey Transit route changes have added congestion in nearby areas and said they will pursue follow-up with county and state partners. No immediate infrastructure spending was authorized at the meeting; council indicated next steps would be a study and subsequent recommendations.
