3 Montclair Intersections Will Get Safety Improvements | Montclair, NJ Patch – Patch.com
MONTCLAIR, NJ — Essex County is planning to spread out $26.4 million in federal funds to make safety improvements at 39 busy intersections, and Montclair is on the list.
On Tuesday, officials released a list of projects that will take place across the county, thanks to federal grants from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA).
In Montclair, the intersections include:
- Valley Road and Normal Avenue
- Valley Road and Mount Hebron Road
- Watchung Avenue and Grove Street
Overall, the projects in Essex County will include extending curbs and installing refuge islands, shortening crossing distances for pedestrians, and installing pedestrian interval signals, which stop traffic in all directions to help people cross the street.
“This funding supports infrastructure improvements to enhance safety for motorists and particularly pedestrians,” Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. said.
DiVincenzo, the county’s representative on the NJTPA Board of Trustees, said the intersections chosen for the upgrades were along some of the area’s “most heavily traveled corridors.”
The improvements will be completed as part of two separate projects.
According to county officials, the first project received $17 million for traffic and pedestrian signal upgrades at 25 intersections throughout the county, including leading pedestrian intervals, four new traffic signals, and curb-extensions and pedestrian refuge islands “where feasible.”
The intersections are in Belleville, Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Millburn, Montclair, Nutley, Orange, South Orange, West Orange, Verona and Newark.
1. South Orange Avenue and Prospect Avenue, South Orange
2. South Orange Avenue and Ridgewood Avenue, South Orange
3. Washington Street and Watchung Avenue, West Orange
4. Pleasant Valley Way and Woodland Avenue, West Orange
5. Washington Street and High Street, Orange
6. Fairview Avenue and Personette Avenue, Verona (New Signal).
7. Millburn Avenue and Vauxhall Road, Millburn
8. Franklin Street and Newark Avenue, Bloomfield
9. Franklin Street and Garden State Parkway Northbound Ramp, Bloomfield
10. Franklin Street and Garden State Parkway Southbound Ramp, Bloomfield
11. Franklin Street and Municipal Plaza/Montgomery Street, Bloomfield
12. West Passaic Avenue and Broad Street, Bloomfield
13. West Passaic Avenue and East Passaic Avenue, Bloomfield
14. Broad Street and MacLeod Lane, Bloomfield (New Signal)
15. Belleville Avenue and State Street, Bloomfield
16. Belleville Avenue and Broad Street, Bloomfield
17. West Passaic Avenue/Kingsland Street and Darling Avenue, Nutley
18. Springfield Avenue and South 17th Street, Newark (New Signal)
19. Rutgers Street and Cortlandt Street, Belleville
20. Valley Road and Normal Avenue, Montclair
21. Valley Road and Mount Hebron Road, Montclair
22. Watchung Avenue and Grove Street, Montclair
23. Watchung Avenue and Ridgewood Avenue, Glen Ridge
24. Franklin Avenue and Church Street/Booth Drive, Nutley (New Signal)
25. Irvington Avenue and Prospect Avenue, South Orange
According to county officials, the second project received $9.4 million for similar improvements to 14 intersections along two corridors: Valley Street in Maplewood and South Orange and Springfield Avenue in Irvington. The project also includes the installation of four new traffic signals.
1. Valley Street and 1st Street, South Orange (New Signal)
2. Valley Street and 3rd Street, South Orange
3. Valley Street and Parker Avenue, Maplewood
4. Valley Street and Oakland Road, Maplewood
5. Valley Street and Oakview Avenue, Maplewood
6. Valley Street and Tuscan Road, Maplewood
7. Valley Street and Baker Street, Maplewood
8. Valley Street and Millburn Avenue, Maplewood
9. Springfield Avenue and Orange Avenue, (New Signal), Irvington
10. Springfield Avenue and Smith Street (New Signal), Irvington
11. Springfield Avenue and 42nd Street (New Signal), Irvington
12. Springfield Avenue and Becker Terrace, Irvington
13. Springfield Avenue and Clinton Avenue/Union Avenue/Myrtle Avenue, Irvington
14. Springfield Avenue and Grove Stree, Irvington
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