'No Turn on Red' in Effect at Fair Lawn Avenue, Saddle River Road

A ban on right-on-red turns at the intersection of Saddle River Road with Fair Lawn Avenue and Century Road is now being enforced.

"No turn on red" signs were recently installed at the intersection after the Fair Lawn Council approved the ban last month.

The change was designed to improve pedestrian safety at the intersection where there are three bus stops, a temple/school and a county bike path, officials said. 

Sam Racenstein, whose wife was hit by a car at the intersection in 2012, said last month that he believed the ban was a good first step, but more improvements are still needed.

Bergen County Administrator Ed Trawinski previously said the county was also working on further changes to the intersection, but they needed to first get state approval to use a sliver of Green Acres park land.