County Plans To Lower Speed Limit On Newman Springs Road

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — We reported Wednesday that Monmouth County is making a major traffic change to how people access the Lincroft Acme plaza, as it will make the service road behind the Acme a two-way (it is currently one-way). When it's done this fall, drivers will be able to turn left or right onto the Acme Service Road from Middletown-Lincroft Road.

But that's not all:

After many residents complained about people speeding on Newman Springs Road, Monmouth County announced this week it plans to reduce the speed limit to 35 miles per hour on Newman Springs. The county wants to make it 35 MPH on Newman Springs between Hurleys Lane and Woodland Drive. It is currently 40 MPH there.

Monmouth County said it came to the conclusion this is necessary after it did a traffic study of that stretch of Newman Springs Road. This is the same stretch where a woman was hit by a car trying to cross the street in April. She survived, but was seriously injured.

“Based on the findings of a recent traffic engineering study, the county is recommending lowering the speed limit between Hurley's Lane and Woodland Drive from 40 mph to 35 mph in order to make the speed limit consistent with the Lincroft Village section of the corridor,” Commissioner Director Tom Arnone said Tuesday.

The reduced speed limit proposal will be voted on by the Monmouth County Commissioners at their June 12 meeting.

On this topic:

Major Road Changes Coming To Lincroft Acme Plaza In Middletown (June 4)

Here's What Middletown Is Doing To Make Newman Springs Road Safer (May 13)

Woman Hit By Car On Newman Springs Road In Middletown (April 30) The woman, in her 30s, was struck by a car at 9:30 a.m. while trying to cross Newman Springs at Hurley's Lane. She sustained "significant injuries."