Two pedestrian safety projects that have spent months stuck in planning are finally moving toward construction. The Millburn Township Committee votes Tuesday to authorize bids for improvements at the Short Hills Train Station and along Millburn Avenue — including an intersection police have flagged as a genuine bottleneck.

A $479,000 Safe Streets to Transit grant would fund pedestrian safety and traffic improvements on the eastbound side of the Short Hills station and Chatham Road. The township already held two public info sessions on the plan, and officials have said they want to break ground before the end of 2026.

The other project tackles the stretch between Lackawanna Place and Holmes Street — the same area where a reverse angle parking pilot just launched in June. Committee member Jamie Serruto didn't mince words about the Whittingham Terrace intersection, calling it "a traffic choke point." Plans include expanding angled parking, adding a new crosswalk in front of Goldberg's Deli, and building curb bump-outs at the Whittingham crosswalk. The catch: the $150,000 grant funding it all expires in November 2026, giving the township a real countdown to get shovels in the ground.

Police Chief Brian Gilfedder raised concerns back in February about the new mid-block crosswalk near the deli, warning it could create congestion, and said any curb bump-outs at Whittingham need to leave room for emergency vehicles to get through.

The committee will also introduce an ordinance amending the township's stop intersection rules, with a public hearing set for Aug. 11. Which intersections it affects hasn't been specified yet.

Both grant projects sit on Tuesday's consent agenda, meaning they're expected to pass without debate unless a committee member pulls one out for discussion. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the Millburn Education Center, streaming live on YouTube and Zoom. Traffic questions can go to the Millburn Police Traffic Bureau at 973-564-7757.