Lewisboro residents urge officials to address speeding on local roadway
Lewisboro officials are drafting ideas to quell reported speeding on Ridgefield Avenue, which residents say frequently has fast drivers.
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Lewisboro officials are drafting ideas to address reported speeding on one busy road.
Ridgefield Avenue in Lewisboro connects to South Salem and Pound Ridge.
For those in Ridgefield, Connecticut, it is also used as a throughway street, causing many vehicles to pass through, with some reportedly speeding.
Lewisboro resident Taylor Heller says speeding is frequent on the narrow and windy road.
"It has been an issue. We have, obviously, a big family population in this town and I have a dog, so walking on this road is kind of nerve-racking," said Heller.
Town Supervisor Tony Gonçalves says this is one of many roads he has received requests to address speeding.
The town is looking at a variety of options, including speed humps and even splitting the road, so cars can enter from both Route 124 and Route 35, but must take a local road to get to the other side.
"There's certain things that we can do that, yes, it'll be an inconvenience to the residents, so we have to weigh public safety versus the inconvenience factor," said Gonçalves.
Depending on what happens with the road, he says it could affect other nearby municipalities and first responder response time in the area.
In both 2022 and 2025, the Lewisboro Police Department collected data on the street to capture speeding data.
While the speed limit is 25 mph, the average speed reported was 31 mph, and the fastest was 55 mph.
However, Chief Dave Alfano says he believes the problem is the volume of cars passing through, not speeding.
"We've exhausted all measures, and again, there's no data, there's no accidents. We've sat there weekly," said Alfano.
A meeting was held last month to address community concerns.
Gonçalves says there will be another to be announced.
