Last October, when a petition about traffic problems was brought to Mt. Holly Council, former Deputy Mayor Jones complained that the petition should have gone to Burlington County government. But The Reporter discovered that the township has more control over traffic issues than the Deputy Mayor indicated.
See https://www.themounthollyreporter.org/p/speeding-speed-limits-and-control
Shortly after pressure was applied for the County and Township to meet, a December 2024 gathering produced a plan to address multiple traffic issues:
“At the intersection of Garden St (617) & Mt Holly Ave the main factor to the crashes are sight line issues and drivers not obeying the stop sign. The group discussed extending the No Parking Area and … knocking down trees.” Burlington County Traffic Engineer
The Reporter received an email from the County Engineer’s office today noting that Burlington County government paid for the new “signs, striping and flashers” and “also addressed the trees at the intersection”.
Additional positive news was heard at the April 14th Council Meeting where it was announced that the speed limit on the township portion of Garden Street [the portion west of Mount Holly Avenue] will be decreased to 25 mph from its current limit of 30 mph.
Deputy Mayor DiFolco acknowledged that the speed limit decrease by itself is meaningless without enforcement and to that end, the Township is considering using UEZ funds to add another police officer.
Resident Mohammad Ansari lives on Garden Street and stated that there has been a drastic decrease in the number of accidents at the intersection. “The no parking zone, tree removal and flashing signal on the stop sign has made a big difference for visibility. The accidents have decreased by about 75%”.
The Reporter will monitor speed compliance and enforcement in the coming months.