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Chief Thomas Cariddi

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Kinderkamack Road Traffic Calming Measures in River Edge Coming

Roadway stanchions should be installed before end of year

Plans to install 11 roadway stanchions along Kinderkamack Road and Midland Avenue should be completed by the end of the year in River Edge as borough officials look to make the main thoroughfaires safer to pedestrians. The crosswalk pedestrian stanctions would be located where Kinderkamack Road meets with: Midland Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Continental Avenue, Madison Avenue, Voorhis Avenue, Howland Avenue, Reservoir Avenue, Main Street and Grand Avenue. Additional stanchions would be placed at the intersections of Midland Avenue and Bogert Road and Midland Avenue and Myrtle Avenue. According to Police Chief Thomas Cariddi, the installation had been delayed to allow the Department of Public Works additional time to complete Hurricane Sandy …

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River Edger

2:04 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012

RB: I'm with you 100%. The speeding is far more dangerous on Bogert Road. 40 MPH is commonplace. There are no measures to curtail it.   more ›

Friday, October 19, 2012

River Edge Seeks Slower Traffic on Main Thoroughfare

Council, PD Chief Cariddi differ on slowing Kinderkamack Road traffic

To help a struggling business district, River Edge has begun looking at options on how to slow traffic along Kinderkamack Road but may face setbacks including narrow roadways. The governing body proposed placing pedestrian stanchions, similar to what Oradell does, at 11 crosswalks and drop the speed limit to 25 miles per hour. The crosswalk pedestrian stanctions would be located where Kinderkamack Road meets with: Midland Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Continental Avenue, Madison Avenue, Voorhis Avenue, Howland Avenue, Reservoir Avenue, Main Street and Grand Avenue. Additional stanchions would be placed at the intersections of Midland Avenue and Bogert Road and Midland Avenue and Myrtle Avenue. "One problem is the width of the roadway," Police …

Jonathan Lagomarsino

9:54 am on Friday, October 19, 2012

The speed limit is posted at 35, not 25. And Chief Cariddi should be referred to as the "Gunless" Chief Cariddi.   more ›

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