Three roadways in Frelinghuysen Township have been nominated for increased monitoring and enforcement due to ongoing speeding concerns.
Bear Creek Road, South Street and Kerrs Corner Road could soon be watched by radar speed monitors, providing digital displays of a driver’s compliance with (or disregard for) speed limits. The devices may — or may not — photograph your transgressions for future reference. Some models also record data on traffic volume and speeding frequency for use by law enforcement.
Several residents have recently reported on social media an increased police presence on Frelinghuysen roads.
“This is an epidemic that crosses all towns, counties and probably states,” said Township Committeeman Kirk Perez, who proposed the three roadways.
The township’s request for the radar speed monitors will be forwarded to the New Jersey State Police, which has jurisdiction over Frelinghuysen’s roads.
Committeeman Keith Ramos agreed with the selected locations.
“In my opinion, the road that I see speeding the most on is Kerrs Corner in our town,” Ramos said. He added that while speeding remains a problem on county and state roads such as Route 94, the three local roads being submitted to the State Police are just as much a problem and within the township’s direct purview.
“I see a lot of speeding on Bear Creek, but I’m sure there’s a lot of speeding on just about everybody’s road at this point,” Ramos said. “It’s a good start to just have that sign out there, and we’ll see what it does.”
When the devices become available, the township will need to determine suitable locations on public property, or on private property with the owner’s permission.
Joe brings decades of journalism experience to the Ridge View Echo, covering everything from local school boards to the U.S. Supreme Court. A former National Law Journal editor and Columbia Law School press officer, he now enjoys telling community stories in Blairstown, where he lives with his wife, Rose, and their two dachshunds.
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- Joe Phalon, Contributing Writerhttps://ridgeviewecho.com/author/joe-phalon-contributing-writer/
- Joe Phalon, Contributing Writerhttps://ridgeviewecho.com/author/joe-phalon-contributing-writer/
- Joe Phalon, Contributing Writerhttps://ridgeviewecho.com/author/joe-phalon-contributing-writer/
