UPDATE: Accident Statistics For Planned Four-Way Stop in Liberty Corner

A flashing red light cautioned drivers on Thursday at Somerville Road at Church Street, the intersection in Liberty Corner where the has approved a on a county plan to install four-way stop signs for drivers heading in all directions.

The intersection currently has stop signs on Somerville Road, but traffic along Church Street, which turns into Liberty Corner Road after crossing Somerville Road, now has the right of way. The township's Harry Dunham Park is at the intersection.

In response from a question, Chief Brian Bobowicz said police files show that no accidents had taken place at the intersection for 2012 as of early February; four were recorded in 2011; one in 2010 and three in 2009.

None of the accidents were fatalities, the chief said. The chief said the flashing light has been installed for many years.

Turning lanes will be removed from the intersection at the same time that the stop signs are installed, likely next spring, Township Engineer Tom Timko said after at a Township Committee meeting in late January. Timko said on Thursday morning there have been no new updates on the schedule for the project.

Township officials voted to endorse the four-way stop after a discussion about whether this step is a prelude to further traffic control measures at that intersection, such as a traffic signal.

Township Committeeman Scott Spitzer asked that the resolution approved on Tuesday be modified to specify that the township at this time is only approving the four-way stop, rather than a traffic light.