The temporary signs, which also warn that violators will be towed, were put up this week on the Ramsey street in an apparent attempt to keep away the news media — and any other gawkers — from the home of Richard Daul, whose daughter Bridget Anne Kelly is the former Governor Christie aide at the heart of the George Washington Bridge scandal.

Across the street, white metal posts that say "No Parking Any Time" have been placed in the ground. The media descended on Daul's residence and his daughter's home across town after Kelly was implicated in the bridge scheme last week. Cars and trucks have been camped out ever since.

Ramsey officials said it was a temporary move intended to prevent a traffic mishap, and it has nothing to do with Daul and Kelly's political connections in the Republican-run town. Daul is director of veteran's services for Bergen County and Kelly is the former municipal GOP chairwoman.

"This is a public safety matter," Borough Administrator Bruce Vozeh said Wednesday. "It has nothing to do with politics."

Both Vozeh and Police Chief Bryan Gurney said they have fielded numerous calls from residents complaining about media parked outside their homes, creating a safety concern as nearby Lake Street remains closed because of a county bridge-replacement project that began in November.

Drivers taking an unofficial detour along Nottingham Road, which connects to Franklin Turnpike, are creating more traffic than usual, Gurney said.

Parking is normally allowed on both sides of that section of Nottingham.

"It was creating a traffic hazard and safety hazard because of the narrowness of the road and the parking of the large vehicles," Gurney said, adding, "The last thing we want to do is have somebody get hit."

Vozeh said borough hall had received "a lot of complaints" regarding traffic and safety on Nottingham Road since construction started. He said more complaints have poured in recently about cars being parked on the road 24 hours a day.

Vozeh said the borough would restrict parking on any street if needed and temporarily prohibits parking in many situations, particularly special events.

Some residents say the regulation is necessary.

Pat Daino, who was walking her dog along the parking-free Nottingham Road on Wednesday morning, said she lives off Biscayne Drive, a neighboring side street. She called the vehicles parked around the clock a "nuisance" that created too much traffic.

"The road was very narrow to begin with," Daino said. "It was just such a hazard."

Joe Bischoff, who has lived across the street from the Dauls for 30 years, said he thinks the temporary restraints on parking are needed, but hopes they are not permanent.

The news trucks "turned a narrow, two-lane street to a narrower 1 1/2-lane street. I think it was potentially dangerous," Bischoff said.

Has not commented

Daul, who posted two black "No trespassing" signs on his lawn, has been seen sporadically walking his dog and has declined to make a public statement. His daughter has remained in hiding.

Across the borough at Kelly's light brown house, which also now has two "No trespassing" signs on the lawn, vehicles cannot park along Wyckoff Avenue, a main road where parking has always been banned. But numerous press cars and news vans have been lined up along side streets — particularly Ramsey Avenue — since Jan. 8. There were still at least two there early Wednesday.

Police have not blocked parking on those side streets, Gurney said, but officers have swung through to ensure that there is enough room for emergency vehicles to get by on the narrow streets and that cars are not parked too close to stop signs.

"We do understand [media] have every right to be there, but we have to do what we have to do to maintain public safety," Gurney said.