Around the Region: Passaic County's New Leaf
Passaic County Freeholders pledged last week to explore broad-based approaches to traffic problems. Over the past few years, County planners had sought to double traffic capacity on County Route 511 (Ringwood Avenue) north of I-287 in Wanaque. The project was opposed by Wanaque residents and environmentalists who feared the road would spur development in the NJ Highlands. The State DEP rejected the project's EIS last year. Significant change occurred on the Freeholder board in November.
