If you drive, walk or bike Ridge Road, the town wants to hear from you. North Haven will hold a virtual public information meeting on the Ridge Road Safety Study on Monday, Nov. 16, from 6 to 7 p.m. on Microsoft Teams.
“We encourage all members of the community, including pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, and residents to tune in to this virtual meeting,” the town’s flyer says. The meeting is a chance to “discuss and contribute to the Ridge Road Safety Study.”
What the study is about
The study is listed in the South Central Regional Council of Governments’ 2026-27 work program, the regional planning agency’s list of transportation projects. According to that document, it will “develop and evaluate alternative roadway improvement concepts for Ridge Road, between Route 22 and the Hamden town line.”
“The primary objectives are to enhance safety and reduce vehicular speeds along the corridor,” the work program says.
Engineers will look at the road’s curves and hills, lane and shoulder widths and other features of the roadway. Conceptual design plans will be drawn up for each option, leading to a preferred alternative, and the study will include a probable construction cost estimate for the recommended plan.
Why it matters now
Speed on Ridge Road is already in the news. The town’s new school-zone speed cameras cover Ridge Road from Buell Street to Skiff Street near Ridge Road Elementary School, and police said this week that the cameras townwide logged more than 2,000 speeding violations in their first week. The speed study is separate from the camera program and looks at the corridor as a whole.
How to take part
- When: Monday, Nov. 16, 6 to 7 p.m.
- Where: Online, on Microsoft Teams. The meeting link is on the town’s flyer, posted on the North Haven town website.
- Who: Anyone, including pedestrians, cyclists, drivers and Ridge Road residents
- Questions: Andrew Bevilacqua, bevilacqua.andrew@northhaven-ct.gov
- Interpreters: A language or sign interpreter can be requested five days before the meeting. Un traductor de idiomas puede ser solicitado al menos cinco días previos a una reunión.
Live on Ridge Road or drive it every day? Tell us what you see out there. We will follow the study as it moves forward.
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