W. Windsor’s closed bridge and bad traffic

Dennis Cruz of West Windsor
    I, along with many of my neighbors in West Windsor, are frustrated with word that the Alexander Road bridge will be closed for at least another three months. We were all told in June that the work wouldn’t stretch past September, a timeline that burst with the discovery of a hidden gas line.
   I don’t think our state transportation department realizes how important this bridge is for the hundreds of commuters who use the Princeton Junction train station. This ongoing detour serves as a painful reality of the chronic traffic issues that West Windsor faces, and why the planned redevelopment of our train station is so direly needed.
   We can all assume that traffic in West Windsor will only worsen if we do not widen and upgrade the major arteries surrounding the train station. We cannot just wait to see if the situation will solve itself, a position that Council President Charlie Morgan still seems to advocate.
   This ongoing bridge closure should serve as a major eye-opener for West Windsor residents who remain on the fence about the township’s redevelopment plan. The traffic you see on Alexander Road offers the perfect glimpse into the future – if we do not pursue the redevelopment plan the township is proposing now.
   I appreciate Mayor Hsueh and members of council who are pushing the redevelopment plan forward, as they recognize the issues affecting this community and are responding before it is too late. They are the type of get-it-done leaders that West Windsor needs as we sit at this crossroads.
Dennis Cruz
West Windsor