Crash-Prone Parts Of Gloucester Twp. To Be Investigated In Town-Wide Plan

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Gloucester Township officials will use a federal grant to create a comprehensive plan to reduce serious crashes, according to Mayor David Mayer.

The $207,732 grant, which Mayer announced Thursday, comes from the Safe Streets and Roads for All program, which provides locales with federal funding to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries.

Gloucester Township will develop a Township-wide Comprehensive Action Plan with the funding to determine projects for improving areas prone to serious crashes.

"This plan will provide Gloucester Township with a clear, actionable, and inclusive path to safer streets for all users," Mayer said in a statement. "By taking a proactive and data-driven approach, the Township will be better positioned to identify safety priorities and guide future transportation improvements."

Areas of concern include:

• potentially studying the development of a freight corridor. The township's "explosive growth" has put high-density residential neighborhoods near commercial areas with high traffic — particularly in shopping areas and near the Gloucester Premium Outlets, officials said.
• studying ways to reduce issues in areas of pedestrian-vehicular interaction.
• identifying strategies to reduce traffic in high-congestion areas.

Local officials plan to use the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission’s Regional High Injury Network as a starting point. The network, a component of the region's Vision Zero plan, is designed to aid investigations and future plans to address crash-prone areas for vehicles, bikers and pedestrians.