FREEHOLD, NJ – Following the County’s placement of four variable message boards along Kozloski Road (CR 55) between the State Highway 33 Bypass and Burlington Road, Freehold Township Police Department reports that 101 traffic summons have been issued in a one week period.

Monmouth County traffic safety crews placed sign boards to remind motorists to slow down and obey the speed limit. They also placed mobile speed indicators to alert drivers to their actual speed.

“The signs, speed indicators and increased police presence on Kozloski Road have been effective in reminding drivers to abide to the posted 50 mph speed limit on Kozloski Road,” Freeholder Thomas A. Arnone said. “Monmouth County Sheriff’s Officers have also been assisting with driver education and speed enforcement in surrounding communities.”

While the September 27 fatal accident on Kozloski Road remains under investigation, Monmouth County and Freehold Township officials implemented an initiative to educate and enforce the existing speed limit along the 4-mile Kozloski Road corridor from State Highway 33 Bypass to Highway 79.

The County is continuing discussions with Freehold Township and NJDOT to identify both short-term and long-term safety improvements along Kozloski Road.

The section of Kozloski Road that traverses over the State Highway 33 was designed, constructed and paid for by the NJ Department of Transportation (NJDOT) as part of the improvements to the business section of State Highway 33. The NJDOT project elevated Kozloski Road over Business State Route 33, which eliminated an intersection and the need for a traffic signal.

“To date, speed studies on Kozloski Road have not met the established criteria necessary to reduce the existing speed limit,” said Arnone. “The County is re-examining this factor.”

The County has also studied the road from Highway 33 Business to Center Street and is evaluating possible traffic calming measures and the addition of a new traffic signal at Thoreau Drive.

The County has also requested that the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) and Rutgers Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT) conduct a Road Safety Audit (RSA) for the Kozloski corridor. An RSA is a formal safety performance examination that results in a report that can be used to make decisions on traffic safety improvements.