Speed Limit Set on Nutley's Franklin Avenue
The Nutley Board of Commissioners officially designate all of Franklin Avenue at a residential speed limit of 25 miles per hour.
Nutley officials are setting the speed limit on Franklin Avenuie at 25 miles per hour to make it easier for police enforce speeding violations. The ordinance, introduced at the Feb. 19 Nutley Board of Commissioners public meeting, establishes a 25 mph speed limit on Franklin Avenue from the Belleville border to the Clifton border. Mayor Alphonse Petracco and Commissioner Thomas Evans invited the township's traffic expert to explain the reasons behind the proposed change. Jack Barry, a township employee who oversees traffic regulations, said the change was neeeded because the state changed changed the legal category of Franklin Avenue. "We are establishing the residential speed limit of 25, since Franklin Avenue is no longer considered a …
Belleville Sentinel
4:41 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
It would be in the best interests of both Nutley and Belleville to make the speed limit along the entire length of Franklin Ave a uniform 25 mph. Having 35 mph near School #10 and the throttling effect northbound as one approaches the Franklin Plaza only serves to add to the risks for both pedestrians and motorists. more ›