The maximum speed at which vehicles may proceed on or along any highway within the Borough is hereby established at 25 miles per hour, except on those highways forming part of the state highway system, and except that the speed limit for vehicles proceeding on or along those highways or parts of highways described below is hereby established at the rate of speed indicated:
Name of Highway
Speed Limit
(mph)
Location
All alleys
15
Delaware Avenue
35
From the easterly Borough line to Sixth Street
Mauch Chunk Road
[Added 12-5-2013 by Ord. No. 703]
25
From Walnut Street east to Delaware Avenue
Mauch Chunk Road
[Added 12-5-2013 by Ord. No. 703]
35
From Walnut Street west to the westerly Borough line
Mauch Chunk Road
[Repealed 12-5-2013 by Ord. No. 703]
Sand Quarry Road
[Added 2-20-1991 by Ord. No. 501]
15
From Columbia Avenue to the northerly Borough line
Traffic control signals shall be installed and operated at the intersection of those highways described below:
Intersection
Delaware Avenue and Fifth Street
Delaware Avenue and Mauch Chunk Road
Delaware Avenue and Third Street
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3112(a)(3)(ii) of the Vehicle Code, no person shall make a right turn (or a left turn from a one-way roadway onto a one-way roadway) on a steady red signal at the locations described below:
Red Signal Facing Traffic on
Direction of Travel
At Intersection of
Third Street
South
Delaware Avenue
The highways or parts of highways described below are hereby designated as one-way streets in the direction indicated:
Name of Highway
Direction of Travel
Limits
Avenue A
[Added 12-5-1996 by Ord. No. 553]
East
From Second Street to Third Street
Church Street
[Added 12-5-1996 by Ord. No. 553]
South
From Lafayette Avenue to Franklin Avenue
Railroad Alley
[Added 8-8-1985 by Ord. No. 442]
East
From Second Alley to First Alley
Sand Quarry Road
North
From Mauch Chunk Road northwest to Princeton Avenue
It shall be unlawful for the operator of a motor vehicle or tractor to make a U-turn on any of the highways or parts thereof described below:
Name of Street
Location
Delaware Avenue
From Second Street to Fifth Street
A. 
No person shall make a turn of the kind designated (left, right, all) at any of the intersections described below:
Name of Highway
Direction of Travel
Prohibited Turn
At Intersection of
Fourth Street
North
Left
Delaware Avenue
Fourth Street
South
Left
Delaware Avenue
Hillside Avenue
[Added 10-18-1989 by Ord. No. 482]
North
Right
Princeton Avenue
B. 
No person shall make a turn of the kind designated (left, right, all) at any of the intersections described below with a vehicle of 10 tons GVW or more or with any vehicle which is towing a trailer of any kind.
[Added 5-20-1992 by Ord. No. 512]
Name of Highway
Direction of Travel
Prohibited Turn
At Intersection of
Franklin Avenue
West
Left
Mauch Chunk Road
Mauch Chunk Road
West
Right
Franklin Avenue
Lanes for right- or left-hand turns only, as indicated, are hereby reserved upon the highways or parts of highways described below, and traffic for any other purpose upon such lanes is hereby excluded:
Name of Highway
Direction of Travel
Lane Reserved
Permitted Turn
Location
Delaware Avenue
East
Middle
Left
Fifth Street
Delaware Avenue
West
Middle
Left
Fifth Street
Delaware Avenue
East
Middle
Left
Mauch Chunk Road
Delaware Avenue
East
Middle
Left
Third Street
Delaware Avenue
West
Middle
Left
Third Street
All vehicular traffic shall keep to the right of the following structures or barriers located in the center of the specified intersections:
Structure on
(Name of Highway)
Location
(Intersection)
(Reserved)
The intersections described below are hereby established as stop intersections, and official stop signs shall be erected in such a position as to control traffic at such intersections as indicated:
Intersection
Controlling Traffic
Avenue A and Second Street
[Added 10-14-1987 by Ord. No. 459]
East on Avenue A
Avenue A and Third Street
East on Avenue A
Avenue B and Third Street
East on Avenue B
Beltz Lane and Delaware Avenue
[Added 4-14-1982 by Ord. No. 419]
South on Beltz Lane
Beltz Lane and Franklin Avenue
[Added 4-14-1982 by Ord. No. 419]
North and south on Beltz Lane
Beltz Lane and Lafayette Avenue
[Added 4-14-1982 by Ord. No. 419]
North on Beltz Lane
Circle Drive and Fourth Street (south intersection)
[Repealed 10-10-1985 by Ord. No. 443]
Circle Drive and Harvard Avenue
[Added 10-10-1985 by Ord. No. 443; amended 11-16-2004 by Ord. No. 626]
North and south on Circle Drive
Columbia Avenue and Charles Street
South on Charles Street
Columbia Avenue and East Lane
North and south on East Lane
Columbia Avenue and Eighth Street
East and west on Columbia Avenue
Columbia Avenue and Fifth Street
East and west on Columbia; south on Fifth Street
Columbia Avenue and First Street
[Added 6-24-2010 by Ord. No. 676]
West on Columbia Avenue
Columbia Avenue and Fourth Street
East and west on Columbia; south on Fourth Street
Columbia Avenue and Park Avenue
South on Park Avenue
Columbia Avenue and Second Street
East and west on Columbia Avenue
Columbia Avenue and Second Street
[Added 8-25-1999 by Ord. No. 577]
South on Second Street
Columbia Avenue and Seventh Street
East and west on Columbia Avenue
Columbia Avenue and Sixth Street
East and west on Columbia Avenue
Columbia Avenue and Third Street (east intersection)
East and west on Columbia Avenue
Columbia Avenue and Third Street (west intersection)
South on Third Street
Delaware Avenue and Beltz Lane
South on Beltz Lane
Delaware Avenue and Eighth Street
South on Eighth Street
Delaware Avenue and First Street
North on First Street
Delaware Avenue and Fourth Street
North and south on Fourth Street
Delaware Avenue and Green Lane
South on Green Lane
Delaware Avenue and Second Street
North and south on Second Street
Delaware Avenue and Seventh Street
North and south on Seventh Street
Delaware Avenue and Sixth Street
North and south on Sixth Street
Edgemont Avenue and Circle Drive (east intersection)
West on Edgemont Avenue
Edgemont Avenue and Fifth Street
East on Edgemont Avenue
Edgemont Avenue and Fireline Road (east intersection)
[Amended 10-13-1980 by Ord. No. 406[1]]
South on Fireline Road
Edgemont Avenue and Fireline Road (west intersection)
[Amended 10-13-1980 by Ord. No. 406[2]]
West on Edgemont Avenue
Edgemont Avenue and Fourth Street
[Added 10-10-1985 by Ord. No. 443]
East and west on Edgemont Avenue
Edgemont Avenue and Linden Street
[Added 3-25-2021 by Ord. No. 756]
East and West on Edgemont Avenue
Edgemont Avenue and Second Street
East and west on Edgemont Avenue
Edgemont Avenue and Third Street
East and west on Edgemont Avenue
Edgemont Avenue and Walnut Street
East and west on Edgemont Avenue
Eighth Street and Princeton Avenue
[Added 6-22-2006 by Ord. No. 641]
East and west on Princeton Avenue
Franklin Avenue and Beltz Lane
North and south on Beltz Lane
Franklin Avenue and Church Street
South on Church Street
Franklin Avenue and Eighth Street
East and west on Franklin Avenue
Franklin Avenue and Fifth Street
East and west on Franklin Avenue
Franklin Avenue and First Street
South on First Street
Franklin Avenue and Fourth Street
West on Franklin Avenue
Franklin Avenue and Second Street
South on Second Street
Franklin Avenue and Seventh Street
East and west on Franklin Avenue
Franklin Avenue and Sixth Street
East and west on Franklin Avenue
Franklin Avenue and Third Street
East on Franklin Avenue
Harvard Avenue and Circle Drive
[Added 10-10-1985 by Ord. No. 443; amended 11-16-2004 by Ord. No. 626]
East on Harvard Avenue
Harvard Avenue and Circle Drive (east intersection)
West on Harvard Avenue
Harvard Avenue and Fifth Street
East on Harvard Avenue
Harvard Avenue and Second Street
[Amended 4-14-1982 by Ord. No. 419]
East and west on Harvard Avenue
Harvard Avenue and Third Street
[Amended 4-14-1982 by Ord. No. 419]
East and west on Harvard Avenue
Lafayette Avenue and Beltz Lane
North on Beltz Lane
Lafayette Avenue and Eighth Street
East and west on Lafayette Avenue
Lafayette Avenue and Fifth Street
South on Fifth Street; east and west on Fifth Street
Lafayette Avenue and First Street (east intersection)
South on First Street
Lafayette Avenue and First Street (west intersection)
East on Lafayette Avenue
Lafayette Avenue and Fourth Street (east intersection)
South on Fourth Street
Lafayette Avenue and Fourth Street (west intersection)
North on Fourth Street
Lafayette Avenue and Second Street
East and west on Lafayette Avenue
Lafayette Avenue and Second Street
[Added 8-25-1999 by Ord. No. 577]
South on Second Street
Lafayette Avenue and Seventh Street
East and west on Lafayette Avenue
Lafayette Avenue and Sixth Street
East and west on Lafayette Avenue
Lafayette Avenue and Third Street (east intersection)
East and west on Lafayette Avenue
Lafayette Avenue and Third Street (west intersection)
South on Third Street
Legislative Route 13014 and Third Street
North on Third Street
Lehigh Avenue and Fifth Street
East and west on Lehigh Avenue
Lehigh Avenue and First Street
West on Lehigh Avenue
Lehigh Avenue and Fourth Street
East and west on Lehigh Avenue
Lehigh Avenue and Second Street
East and west on Lehigh Avenue
Lehigh Avenue and Sixth Street (north intersection)
West on Lehigh Avenue
Lehigh Avenue and Sixth Street (south intersection)
East on Lehigh Avenue
Lehigh Avenue and Third Street
East and west on Lehigh Avenue
Linden Street and West Princeton Avenue
[Added 4-14-1982 by Ord. No. 419]
South on Linden Street
Mauch Chunk Road and Fireline Road
South on Fireline Road
Mauch Chunk Road and Franklin Avenue
West on Franklin Avenue; northwest on Mauch Chunk Road; east on Mauch Chunk Road
Mauch Chunk Road and Old Mauch Chunk Road (east intersection)
East on Old Mauch Chunk Road
Mauch Chunk Road and Old Mauch Chunk Road (west intersection)
West on Old Mauch Chunk Road
Mauch Chunk Road and Spelter Road
North on Spelter Road
Mauch Chunk Road and Tunnel Street
South on Tunnel Street
Mauch Chunk Road and Walnut Street
South on Walnut Street
New Park Entrance and Third Street
East on New Park Entrance
Princeton Avenue and Charles Street
[Added 10-10-1985 by Ord. No. 443]
East and west on Princeton Avenue
Princeton Avenue and Fireline Street
East and west on Princeton Avenue
Princeton Avenue and Fourth Street
[Added 10-10-1985 by Ord. No. 443]
East and west on Princeton Avenue
Princeton Avenue and Linden Street
South on Linden Street
Princeton Avenue and Second Street
East and west on Princeton Avenue
Princeton Avenue and Third Street
East and west on Princeton Street
Princeton Avenue and Walnut Street
[Added 4-14-1982 by Ord. No. 419; repealed 9-8-1982 by Ord. No. 422]
Princeton Avenue and Walnut Street (east intersection)
West on Princeton Avenue
Princeton Avenue and Walnut Street (west intersection)
East on Princeton Avenue
Railroad Alley and Fourth Alley
[Added 12-5-1996 by Ord. No. 553]
East and west on Railroad Alley and south on Fourth Alley
Sixth Street and Columbia Avenue
[Added 10-27-2005 by Ord. No. 631]
South on Sixth Street
Smith Avenue and Circle Drive
[Added 10-10-1985 by Ord. No. 443]
East on Smith Avenue
Third Street and Lafayette Avenue
[Added 7-28-2022 by Ord. No. 767]
North on Third Street
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was approved 10-20-1980
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was approved 10-20-1980
The intersections described below are hereby established as yield-right-of-way intersections, and official yield signs shall be erected in such a position as to control traffic at such intersections as indicated:
Intersection
Controlling Traffic
Church Street and Lafayette Avenue
[Added 6-6-1996 by Ord. No. 550]
North on Church Street
Circle Drive and Edgemont Avenue
[Added 10-2-1997 by Ord. No. 561]
East on Edgemont Avenue
Circle Drive and Harvard Avenue
[Added 10-10-1985 by Ord. No. 443]
South on Circle Drive
Edgemont Avenue and Charles Street
[Added 10-10-1985 by Ord. No. 443]
West on Edgemont Avenue
Edgemont Avenue and Fireline Road (southwest intersection)
West on Edgemont Avenue
Entrance ramp to Route 248
West on entrance ramp
Exit ramp from Route 248
East on exit ramp
Harvard Avenue and Fourth Street
[Added 10-10-1985 by Ord. No. 443]
West on Harvard Avenue
Harvard Avenue and Third Street
[Repealed 4-14-1982 by Ord. No. 419]
Princeton Avenue and Edgemont Avenue
[Added 10-10-1985 by Ord. No. 443]
East on Princeton Avenue
Princeton Avenue and Walnut Street (east intersection)
[Added 9-8-1982 by Ord. No. 422]
East on Princeton Avenue
Princeton Avenue and Walnut Street (west intersection)
[Added 9-8-1982 by Ord. No. 422]
West on Princeton Avenue
Smith Avenue and Edgemont Avenue
[Added 10-10-1985 by Ord. No. 443]
West on Smith Avenue
All highways, streets and alleyways in the Borough, and all parts thereof, are hereby established as no-passing zones, and it shall be unlawful for any person driving a vehicle on such highways, streets and alleyways to pass any other vehicle which is proceeding in the same direction.
[Amended 7-11-1984 by Ord. No. 432]
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any vehicle or tractor, except a passenger vehicle (but not including any passenger vehicle drawing any trailer or towing any other vehicle), upon any portions of the highways described below; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit the operation of any commercial vehicle or tractor upon any highway or portion thereof listed below where such operation thereon shall be necessary in order to pick up or deliver any goods, wares, merchandise or material from or to any premises located upon such highway or portion thereof:
  All streets except Mauch Chunk Road and Delaware Avenue.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any commercial vehicle or other tractor, trailer or tractor-trailer combination having a net weight in excess of that hereinafter prescribed upon any of the highways or portions thereof described below except for the purpose of making local deliveries:
Name of Highway
Weight Limit
Location
(Reserved)
A. 
The Mayor, Chief of Police or the Fire Chief is hereby authorized to close certain highways, or portions thereof, as designated play areas or emergency practice areas whenever he/she or they shall deem such action advisable and for whatever period of time directed by him/her or them. Such highway shall be set apart and marked off for the purpose on the orders and under the direction of the above-named individuals.
B. 
No person shall operate any motor vehicle or tractor upon any highway at any time when such highway shall be so designated as provided in Subsection A, except in case of emergency, with special permission of the Mayor or of the police officer in charge, who shall first clear such highway of all persons using such highway for the purpose for which it was set aside.
[Added 7-20-1988 by Ord. No. 470]
The sections of streets described below are hereby established as school zone streets, and official signs shall be erected designating such areas as a school zone:
Name of Highway
Location
Franklin Avenue
[Added 8-28-2008 by Ord. No. 662[1]]
From Fourth Street to Fifth Street
Franklin Avenue
From Second Street to Third Street
Fourth Street
[Added 8-28-2008 by Ord. No. 662[2]]
From Delaware Avenue to Lafayette Avenue
Lafayette Avenue
From Second Street to Fourth Street
Third Street
From Delaware Avenue to Columbia Avenue
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was approved 9-2-2008.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance was approved 9-2-2008.