Whelan and Tyner for State Assembly

Dems Vow To Address County Traffic Concerns...WHELAN/TYNER VOW TO ADDRESS
ATLANTIC COUNTY TRAFFIC CONCERNS
State Mandated Growth Impeding County Traffic

(Egg Harbor Township) – Second District Assembly candidates Jim Whelan and Damon Tyner today vowed to devise a plan to alleviate the growing traffic concerns caused by state-mandated growth in Atlantic County.

“Traffic in Egg Harbor, Hamilton and Galloway Townships is suffocating motorists,� said Tyner. “The driving public is spending too many wasted hours on county and local roads when they should be at home with their families. The state-mandated Pinelands growth plan must be revisited and adjusted so motorists don’t waste anymore time on crowded roadways.�

Traffic in Atlantic County has been growing worse and worse with each passing year as a result of state-mandated growth. Congestion and smog are becoming concerns in a region that has long prided itself on environmental preservation.

Whelan and Tyner said they are working on a plan to alleviate traffic in Atlantic County. Their plan involves:

• Revisiting and readjusting the Pinelands master-plan to improve the county’s transportation network

• Adopting traffic calming measures to help alleviate congestion

• Ensuring pedestrian safety along our roadways; and

• Promoting mass transit

While Mayor of Atlantic City, Whelan adopted many traffic-calming initiatives to help motorists navigate through what use to be a city bogged down in congestion. Some of the measures adopted by Whelan included synchronizing traffic lights – an option Whelan said Atlantic County should consider. Whelan said traffic in Atlantic City moves more efficiently than traffic in the County, and that with proper planning, county traffic can be alleviated.

“Something must be done about the growing traffic problem in Atlantic County,� said Whelan. “Drivers in New Jersey lose 261 million hours a year to congestion – an average of 45 hours per driver. A solid transportation system is critical to the livelihood and well-being of Atlantic County. If we adopt common-sense traffic-calming measures in Atlantic County, the lives of our motoring public will be greatly enhanced.�

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