Montgomery Township Scraps Wavy Road Pattern After Residents Complain

Montgomery Township will get rid of the zigzagging traffic lines on Grays Lane following pushback against the March 2025 design. Rather than keep the unusual pattern, the Board of Supervisors will increase police patrols in the area.

Township workers painted white and yellow winding lines across two blocks to slow down speeders on what neighbors say had turned into an unofficial drag strip. The strange pattern meandered through the residential area.

While some drivers carefully followed the painted curves, others just drove straight through them.

Earlier efforts to control traffic included speed signs and police monitoring. The road's steep slope made speed bumps impossible, while state laws prevented adding stop signs just to slow cars down.

The township talked to several experts before putting in the wavy design. Road crews worked with traffic engineers and police to try to come up with a good solution.

A new traffic expert will look into other safety options. Their job: Find solutions that work with both state rules and what the community wants.

Starting next week, police will step up their presence in the area. Meanwhile, workers plan to remove all the wavy lines by the end.

Source: 6abc.com