Improvements to Cherry Valley Road have been completed by the townships of Princeton and Montgomery.
The 1,800-foot-long road project was constructed by Integrated Construction and Utilities of New Jersey for $879,000. The project was primarily funded through $515,000 in NJDOT Municipal Aid grants obtained by the two municipalities. The remaining costs were divided equally.
Cherry Valley Road is a major east-west connector roadway that also is the border between Montgomery and Princeton Townships, and between Somerset and Mercer Counties.
The project reconstructed and widened Cherry Valley Road between Route 206 and Billie Ellis Lane. The extension of the underground drainage system has eliminated the drainage ditches along the road.
Also completed is a pathway along the road linking residential neighborhoods to the west to the Route 206 retail and service district, as well as Montgomery and Princeton Townships’ walkway systems to the east of Route 206.
These improvements will enhance safety, traffic flow, pedestrian access and provide wider lanes with shoulders to accommodate bicycles.
Hillside Avenue was also reconstructed in Princeton Township by the same contractor at a cost to Princeton of $473,000.
