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[quote="RobDiamond"][quote="Guest"]A compromise.[/quote] No, the CURRENT ROAD, not the planned road. I don't believe a speed limit has been established for the planned road yet.[/quote]
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<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" width="100%" class="forumline"> <tr> <th class="thCornerL" width="22%" height="26">Author</th> <th class="thCornerR">Message</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>RobDiamond</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat, Apr 3 2010, 1:21 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Old Trenton Road Widening Project</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">A compromise.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />No, the CURRENT ROAD, not the planned road. I don't believe a speed limit has been established for the planned road yet.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat, Apr 3 2010, 1:04 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Old Trenton Road Widening Project</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">"We did get a look at the project plan. There are turn lanes being created for cross streets. The engineer mentioned that the current road was designed for 45MPH traffic (he was surprised that the speed limit was 50)." <br /> <br />A compromise.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>RobDiamond</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat, Apr 3 2010, 12:48 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Old Trenton Road Widening Project</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Win Cody and I met with someone from the engineering firm doing the widening project yesterday. The township was unaware that this project is happening (this may be due to the change in Township Engineers). <br />The township is currently trying to find out what this project entails. <br /> <br />We did get a look at the project plan. There are turn lanes being created for cross streets. The engineer mentioned that the current road was designed for 45MPH traffic (he was surprised that the speed limit was 50). <br /> <br />My personal opinion after seeing the plan briefly is that this will encourage drivers to drive even faster (regardless of the speed limit), since turning cars will be able to move out of the travel lanes while waiting to turn.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat, Apr 3 2010, 12:16 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Old Trenton Road Widening Project</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">Let's give it a month or so until they start the project and then we will see. <br />Within the last year the law changed to give municipalities power to change things like speed limits. In the past there was too much red tape because it is a county road. Now the Township can change the speed limit, it is not totally easy but easier than before.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />That is a lot different than it is a done deal.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat, Apr 3 2010, 12:04 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Old Trenton Road Widening Project</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Let's give it a month or so until they start the project and then we will see. <br />Within the last year the law changed to give municipalities power to change things like speed limits. In the past there was too much red tape because it is a county road. Now the Township can change the speed limit, it is not totally easy but easier than before.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat, Apr 3 2010, 10:52 am EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Old Trenton Road Widening Project</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">The speed is NOT being reduced.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />The speed limit IS being reduced to 40mph. <br />Guess we will agree to disagree until in a month or two when it is reduced. <img src="images/smiles/icon_lol.gif" alt="Laughing" border="0" /></td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />I called the Twp office a month or so ago about this. I was told emphatically that they asked the county, that they paid the consultant to do a study and the result of all this was that Old Trenton Rd. would stay at 50 MPH.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat, Apr 3 2010, 8:08 am EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Old Trenton Road Widening Project</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">The speed is NOT being reduced.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />The speed limit IS being reduced to 40mph. <br />Guess we will agree to disagree until in a month or two when it is reduced. <img src="images/smiles/icon_lol.gif" alt="Laughing" border="0" /></span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sat, Apr 3 2010, 12:52 am EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Old Trenton Road Widening Project</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">What I don't get is why the county thinks 50 is the appropriate speed through a residential neighborhood and community park but then reduces the speed to 40 MPH as soon as you pass One Mile Road for a commerical business park then increases it back to 50 MPH at Princeton-Hightstown Road. Why exactly is it important for drivers to be more cautious through the business park for half-a-mile? And the police love to use it as a speed trap stopping people doing 50 who didn't slow down for that one little strip. I see them set up there all the time.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Apr 2 2010, 9:32 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Old Trenton Road Widening Project</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">I hattend a meeting at the end of last year. The TC stated emphatically that they tried their best, but the County would not grant a reduced speed even for some sections because they felt most cars travelled at the speed limit.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Apr 2 2010, 9:29 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Old Trenton Road Widening Project</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">The speed is NOT being reduced.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Apr 2 2010, 5:18 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Old Trenton Road Widening Project</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">Not quite. The project basically moves traffic to the current shoulders to create turn lanes so traffic can move faster. Where there is a narrow shoulder or no shoulder currently, the road will be widened. Many trees will be removed. The net result is increased traveling speed. <br /> <br /></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">From what I heard (nothing official just rumor) The whole length is being repainted. There will be turn lanes for all the roadways that are off of Old Trenton ( Jefferson, Farmstead, Lynch, Parkview, Washington) and the main travel lanes will be made smaller to slow traffic. There will be a realignment of the Millstone Park entrance as stated above.I also believe that the speed limit may be reduced to 40mph. <br />Again rumor nothing to back this up. <br />I hope it is true.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"></td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br />What are you basing this on? Do you have inside info. I heard that the speed limit will be decreased to 40mph. <br />The moms in the minivans are the ones doing the passing.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Apr 2 2010, 3:38 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Old Trenton Road Widening Project</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">So if I understand, we're creating a suicide lane on Old Trenton rd? Nothing like a family car and kids staring down speeding cars on one side and getting passed by speeding cars on the other. <br /> <br />This I think will increase speeds because now if a car is making a turn you have to slow down or stop while they make the turn.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri, Apr 2 2010, 1:42 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Old Trenton Road Widening Project</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">Not quite. The project basically moves traffic to the current shoulders to create turn lanes so traffic can move faster. Where there is a narrow shoulder or no shoulder currently, the road will be widened. Many trees will be removed. The net result is increased traveling speed. <br /> <br /></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">From what I heard (nothing official just rumor) The whole length is being repainted. There will be turn lanes for all the roadways that are off of Old Trenton ( Jefferson, Farmstead, Lynch, Parkview, Washington) and the main travel lanes will be made smaller to slow traffic. There will be a realignment of the Millstone Park entrance as stated above.I also believe that the speed limit may be reduced to 40mph. <br />Again rumor nothing to back this up. <br />I hope it is true.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"></span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu, Apr 1 2010, 7:55 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Old Trenton Road Widening Project</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">From what I heard (nothing official just rumor) The whole length is being repainted. There will be turn lanes for all the roadways that are off of Old Trenton ( Jefferson, Farmstead, Lynch, Parkview, Washington) and the main travel lanes will be made smaller to slow traffic. There will be a realignment of the Millstone Park entrance as stated above.I also believe that the speed limit may be reduced to 40mph. <br />Again rumor nothing to back this up. <br />I hope it is true.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>g2</b></span></td> <td class="row1" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu, Apr 1 2010, 7:01 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Old Trenton Road Widening Project</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody"></span><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Guest wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote">The widening is taking place more towards Main St. - Near Farmstead Way.</td> </tr></table><span class="postbody"> <br /> <br />That makes sense. The area near the Old Cranbury Rd. intersection is a bottleneck.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="22%" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"><span class="name"><a name=""></a><b>Guest</b></span></td> <td class="row2" height="28" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td width="100%"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0" /><span class="postdetails">Posted: Thu, Apr 1 2010, 6:10 pm EDT<span class="gen"> </span> Post subject: Re: Old Trenton Road Widening Project</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><hr /></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span class="postbody">The widening is taking place more towards Main St. - Near Farmstead Way.</span></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" height="1" class="spaceRow"><img src="templates/subSilver/images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1" /></td> </tr> </table>
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