Ordinance 25-18 was passed upon second reading, at the May 15, 2025 Council Meeting, amending Borough Code Section 238-27 regarding prohibited turns.  The Ordinance amended the Code to restrict left turns from Elm Street, onto Columbia Turnpike westbound, during the hours of 7:00am to 7:00pm on Monday through Friday and exempts emergency services vehicle from the restriction.  

The Borough is in the process of procuring new signage to be erected on Elm Street, prior to Columbia Turnpike, and on Columbia Turnpike directly across from Elm Street.  The Borough Code will not reflect the amended verbiage until the beginning of June.  In the interim, the Police Department has placed a sign board on Elm Street to inform the public of the amended restriction and officers will be conducting an educational enforcement campaign to raise the public’s awareness of the change.

The change in restriction was proposed by the Police Department in an effort to reduce speeding and transient, cut-through traffic along Elm Street, as vehicular and pedestrian traffic continues to increase along this roadway.  While the Police Department understands this increased restriction will cause an inconvenience to some within the community, it was done to promote overall communal safety within the community, along Elm Street, and the intersection with Columbia Turnpike.

Please inform the driving members of your family of this increased restriction, as well as your residential visitors, and those you know who may frequent Volunteer Park during the restricted hours.

The Police Department will continue its educational enforcement campaign for the foreseeable future.

Stay safe!

Joseph Orlando

Chief of Police

Florham Park Police Department