Colts Neck adopts lower speed limit on Montrose Road after engineering study

The Colts Neck Township Committee voted to adopt Ordinance 2026-13, lowering the speed limit on Montrose Road by five miles per hour after the township's engineering study recommended the change. A motion to open the second-reading public hearing was made and, after public comment and discussion, the committee moved and adopted the ordinance by roll call.

Mayor Viola, explaining the basis for the change, said the traffic study was delayed by weather but completed in early July and reviewed by the police department. "...the recommendation was made based on that data to the police department ... to reduce the speed limit on Montrose 5 miles per hour," the mayor said. Resident Daniel Krzankus had pressed the committee to explain why other local roads, such as Bucks Mill, had lower posted limits without a recorded study; the chair directed him to submit an OPRA request to obtain archival records.

The ordinance came after the engineering firm collected data, and the committee recorded affirmative roll call votes for the motion to adopt. Next procedural steps will be the posting of the adopted ordinance consistent with municipal practice. The committee also indicated the police department will continue targeted enforcement as a follow-up to the study.