Speeding Concerns Prompt Basking Ridge To Add Safety Measures On Madisonville Road

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Concerns about speeding on a Basking Ridge roadway have prompted the township to move forward with new signage and road striping in an effort to improve safety.

Several complaints from residents living on Madisonville Road reported speeding issues to the Bernards Township Engineering Department, township engineer Timothy Timko told Patch.

A traffic study, conducted between Sept. 18, 2021 to Sept. 28, 2021, found that the average speed among drivers was 40 to 45 miles per hour, said Timko at the March 29 meeting. The posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour.

"It's not particularly surprising from the nature of complaints we have been receiving," said Timko.

As a result, a traffic consultant recommended changing the striping and signs to help reduce speed.

Specifically, digital radar speed signs that show drivers what their speed is will be installed on the roadway.

Speed reduction pavement markings will also be painted every 50 feet to "increase drivers' perception of speed and cause them to reduce their speed," according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Timko said these new safety measures would be installed this coming summer.

If after the implementation of signs and striping isn't having any effect on speeders, Timko said the township can begin to look into speed tables or surface treatments.

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