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Church Lane In Little Silver

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Church Lane to Remain Open to Two-Way Traffic

Over sized vehicles will be restricted

Drivers will continue to enjoy two-way access on Church Lane in Little Silver following a suggestion from a resident that the borough restrict traffic to one way on the tiny cut through between Church Street and Rumson Road. The resident, Robert Pohlman -- whose driveway exits onto Church Lane -- met with the Traffic and Safety Committee last week and all agreed to maintain a two-way thoroughfare, according to Councilman Dane Mihlon at the March 19 borough council meeting. "Everyone came away very happy," said Mihlon on the consensus reached at the meeting, which was also attended by the other home owner with a driveway leading out onto Church Lane and a borough police officer. The group agreed to put a weight restriction for vehicles …

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

POLL: Should Church Lane Become a One-Way Street?

What do you think: It's a narrow road with sketchy visibility at one end.

If you've ever had to navigate down Little Silver's Church Lane, perhaps in an over-sized SUV, and been forced to squeeze as far right as you could to allow an oncoming vehicle, perhaps another over-sized SUV, to pass, you've probably wondered if the borough had ever considered making it a one-way street. So had Robert Pohlman, who came before the Little Silver Borough Council on Monday to request that the narrow cut through between Church Street and Rumson Road be restricted to one-way traffic. Pohlman moved to a house on the corner of the tiny street and Rumson Road almost a year ago and has since discovered that "big delivery trucks" leaving Sickles across the street use the cut through and cars need to use his lawn to make way for …

Kathleen Brown

2:20 pm on Thursday, March 8, 2012

I think one-way is a good idea too. I've played unintentional chicken with some big SUVs on that street.   more ›

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