TRENTON, N.J. – The speed limit along Rosedale Road (County Rt. 604) in the Municipality of Princeton would be lowered from 40 mph and 45 mph to a consistent 35 mph between Province Line Road and Elm Road under an ordinance that Mercer County Exec. Brian M. Hughes recently presented to the Board of County Commissioners.
The proposal to amend the speed limit, which was approved by the board on first reading, is one of several traffic-calming measures undertaken by the County. This approval ties into the Safe-Routes-to-School grant, Princeton received to make Rosedale Road safer for children walking and bicycling to and from Johnson Park Elementary School, Mr. Hughes said.
Other improvements designed to enhance pedestrian safety included restriping the Rosedale Road corridor to reduce travel lane widths to 11 feet in order to encourage reduced vehicle speeds; the installation of a mini-roundabout last summer at the intersection of Rosedale Road and the entrances to Johnson Park Elementary School and Greenway Meadows Park in an effort to increase pedestrian safety and decrease congestion during peak school and park operation hours by calming vehicular traffic; and the installation of rectangular rapid flashing beacons at both roundabout approaches on Rosedale Road to increase driver awareness of pedestrian crossings.
The ordinance is expected to be considered for adoption at the board’s March 23 meeting.