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Eight New Stop Signs Aim To Slow Lodi Speedsters

LODI, N.J.– Fewer cars are expected to zip through Lodi's streets, thanks to eight new stops signs placed at various intersections. 

A Willard Street couple told Daily Voice that the signs aren't having an effect

A Willard Street couple told Daily Voice that the signs aren't having an effect

 Photo Credit: Anthony Locicero
A Willard Street man said the signs wouldn't be necessary if drivers put down their cell phones

A Willard Street man said the signs wouldn't be necessary if drivers put down their cell phones

 Photo Credit: Anthony Locicero
The intersection of Westminster Place and Willard Street

The intersection of Westminster Place and Willard Street

 Photo Credit: Anthony Locicero
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The borough police Traffic Bureau took action after residents complained, Borough Manager Bruce T. Masopust said Wednesday.

"[The roads] were going to be speedways unless we put in stop signs," he told Daily Voice.

Willard Street benefits greatly from the project, which targeted mostly one-way streets (see list below).

A bicyclist was struck on the street, a resident there said.

"People don't pay attention," he said. "If they put down the phone, we wouldn't need stop signs."

A Farnham Avenue resident said drivers speed down Farnham and Willard Street and through stop signs "all the time."

The new stop signs are in placed on:

  • Farnham Avenue at Warren Street;
  • Farnham Avenue at Willard Street;
  • Westminster Place at Willard Street;
  • Westervelt Place at Willard Street;
  • Burns Avenue at Willard Street;
  • St. Joseph Boulevard at Leo Place;
  • Central Avenue at Prospect Street;
  • Central Avenue at Grove Street

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