Residents in and around Newtown Township looking for motorists to slow down on a roughly half-mile stretch of Washington Avenue/Newtown-Yardley Road should soon get their wish.
The township Board of Supervisors at its Jan. 25 meeting unanimously approved an ordinance that lowers the speed limit on the stretch, between Lower Dolington Road and the Newtown Borough line, from 35 to 25 MPH.
The move came after “extensive traffic engineer research, directed patrol efforts and community engagement,” according to a post on the Newtown Township Police Department’s Facebook page.
“This is done to enhance the safety of pedestrians and commuters,” it continued, adding that the new 25 MPH limit will be strictly enforced.
“This is your warning!” the post read.
Police added the new 25 MPH speed limit signs will be installed by township public works crews in the near future, though one resident response to the Facebook post stated the new signs were already up.
Other responses to the post were rather mixed, with many praising the speed limit reduction but one calling it a “money grab” and reasoning that the more logical move would have been to better enforce the 35 MPH limit.
