Speeding Regulation Proposed By Morristown Resident At Council Meeting

MORRISTOWN, NJ — A local resident once again expressed concern about excessive speeding on Grant Street and requested that the town install digital radar speed limit signs and speed bumps, among other preventative measures.

Morristown High School teacher John Madden, who has been advocating for measures to reduce speeding on Grant Street, expressed his displeasure with the lack of response from the council.

"I'm just looking for the most efficient way to resolve these things and to have an intelligent discussion about them and to move forward," Madden said.

In a previous council meeting, Madden expressed concern about the high rate of speeding on Grant Street, which is frequently used by students walking to and from school during the day. In response, the town's engineering department completed an official report on the area.

Since then, he claims that officials have been slow to follow up on issues he has raised in meetings and that the engineering department has been "dismissive" of him.

"After nearly a month of waiting, the report seemed a little bit incomplete, dismissive and condescending. I was extremely frustrated as it seems that the engineer did not clearly read my observations or suggestions and instead addressed issues that were either irrelevant or never raised by me," Madden said.

Madden and other residents are concerned about the speeding on Grant Street because more than half of the residents in the area, including himself, have small children who walk and play in the neighborhood on a regular basis.

While there is currently a speed indicator sign on 9 Grant Street, it does not provide a speed limit, according to Madden.

"Students being released from high school come speeding down that road. It's not everyone. I want to point that out. It's not everyone, but enough that at some point somebody is going to be killed or injured," Madden previously said.

According to Madden, one of the proposed solutions to help curb the issue would be the addition of neck-downs, which is a physical device placed in the roadway to create horizontal deflections by narrowing points along the roadway.

Following his remark, Town Administrator Jillian Barrick promised to meet with Madden to discuss his concerns and suggestions.