Tag: Brainerd Lake
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Fishing, canoeing resumes at Brainerd Lake as dredging project is completed
The dredging of Brainerd Lake has been officially completed after a switch in construction firms and delays from weather slowed the project. After two years, the project was completed the week of May 7. According to Township Administrator Denise Marabello, fishing has already begun again and canoeing is once again permitted on the lake. “The…
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Dredging of Brainerd Lake inches closer to completion with February deadline
Residents traveling by Brainerd Dam will continue to notice construction crew excavation work for the dredging of Brainerd Lake as an extended deadline approaches. With the dredging project slowed by rainfall events, SumCo Eco-Contracting, which was awarded the contract for the dredging of Cranbury’s lake, requested an extension from the township and was granted one…
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Cranbury Township awards new contract for dredging of Brainerd Lake
Cranbury officials are able to continue with plans to dredge Brainerd Lake later this year after awarding a $3.08 million contract for the project to SumCo Eco-Contracting. The Cranbury Township Committee approved the awarded contract through a resolution at its May 24 virtual Township Committee meeting. The township had received four bids for the project,…
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Cranbury Township Committee approves pre-qualifications for Brainerd Lake project bidders
As Cranbury Township prepares once again to go out to bid for the dredging of Brainerd Lake, a public hearing was held on proposed bidder pre-qualifications regulations for the project. The Cranbury Township Committee voted to approve a resolution on the regulations at a Township Committee meeting on April 12. Additionally, the Township Committee also…
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Reminder: Skating not allowed on Brainerd Lake
Cranbury Township issued a safety reminder: Do not go on the ice on Brainerd Lake. Public Works tests the ice thickness for safety and will display a flag when it is safe to access the ice.
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Cranbury Township terminates contract with Tricon Enterprises; dredging of Brainerd Lake delayed
Cranbury Township officials have terminated the $3.79 million contract bid from Tricon Enterprises, Inc., effectively delaying the dredging of Brainerd Lake. Officials indicated that the termination was due to not receiving adequate dewatering (removal and discharge of sediment-laden water) plans for a number of reasons they declined to discuss in detail. The township had not…
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Cranbury Township to lower Brainerd Lake by Nov. 1
The long-awaited project to dredge Cranbury’s Brainerd Lake will soon begin the first of several phases of construction work. All seasonal dock structures and watercraft should be removed from the lake by Oct. 12, according to the township. The lake near the center of downtown Cranbury feeds into Cranbury Brook, where there is a dam.…
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Dredging of Brainerd Lake still anticipated for this fall
The coronavirus pandemic has not altered the plan to dredge Brainerd Lake. As of right now, the project is still scheduled to start and be completed in the fall. The lake is located near the center of downtown Cranbury and also feeds into Cranbury Brook where there is a dam. “An exact start date has…
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Princeton Hydro to perform herbicide treatment at Brainerd Lake
Brainerd Lake will receive herbicide treatment during the week of May 26. Engineering and environmental services firm Princeton Hydro of East Amwell Township announced on May 20, that the company will apply herbicide/algaecide treatment to control the growth of aquatic vegetation growth in Brainerd Lake. According to Princeton Hydro, the firm is proposing the application…