Hekemian Traffic Study Calls for Peak Hour Delayed Green on River Road
Hekemian's revised traffic impact study calls for a delayed green light on River Road and Madison during the 3pm-4pm peak hour.
In reviewing the revised traffic impact study she prepared, Elizabeth "Betsy" Dolan, a traffic engineer hired by Hekemian to analyze the traffic impact and trip generation of the proposed development of the United Water property, said that the light on River Road and Madison Avenue would have a delayed green to accommodate the increased traffic generated on Madison Avenue by the new development. Dolan said that the delay would be during the peak hour of 3 pm to 4 pm, an hour, some argued, when River Road is congested with cars picking up students at the High School. Berge Tombalakian, of Boswell Engineering--the town's engineer--asked if this delay might not cause cars on River Road to seek another route and look for alternative cut …
miriam pickett
5:17 pm on Friday, February 15, 2013
I see it as a triangle of traffic tie ups, unsafe conditions and added noise and pollution to the streets of Northern New Milford. At 3:00 when the MIddle School lets out the traffic down Madison Avenue and then turning in either direction on the Boulevard will be a mess. On Sundays, after the Jewish Center has officially been sold to a Korean church, the traffic down River Road combined with the… more ›