New Stop Signs To Be Installed At Route 22 Exit In Bridgewater To Improve Safety

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — New stop signs will be installed at the Route 22 east exit onto Vosseller Avenue after residents raised concerns about vehicle speeds there.

At the June 4 Council meeting, Bridgewater Township Council Vice President Andrew Bucko said the New Jersey Department of Transportation has approved the stop signs.

Bucko said members of the public had come to township officials several meetings earlier to express concern about the speed of cars exiting onto Vosseller Avenue from Route 22 East.

He said one suggestion was to replace the yield sign with a stop sign in an effort to slow traffic at the location.

Bucko wrote to the commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation(NJDOT) and later received a response.

The NJDOT "has determined that installing stop controls would be appropriate," and the agency's traffic engineering division "will prepare the necessary work order for the stop signs and associated pavement markings. Things will go in place and that they will be installed at the earliest possible time," said Bucko.

Bucko called the development "good news" for the township.

He said the change "will go a long way towards slowing down the traffic on Vosseller Avenue and hopefully making it safer for pedestrians and other drivers, and could potentially save a life."

Speeding concerns on Vosseller Avenue were first raised at the April 9 Council meeting.

Following the meeting, Township Administrator Michael Pappas said township officials, including Police Chief John Mitzak and Township Engineer Bill Burr, discussed possible solutions.

Pappas said replacing the yield sign with a stop sign was among the ideas reviewed.

Mitzak said Vosseller Avenue is a multi-jurisdictional road and that he contacted Bound Brook Police Chief Jason Gianotto to coordinate with Bridgewater's traffic safety unit.

Mitzak also said a speed sign had been monitoring southbound traffic and, as of the day before the meeting, was moved to track northbound traffic.

Previous reporting:

• Speeding Concerns On Vosseller Avenue Raised By Bridgewater Residents
• Bridgewater Expands Speed Enforcement, Requests NJDOT Study On Vosseller

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