Tag: New Jersey Department of Transportation
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Pennington appropriates funds for final design of downtown streetscape project
Pennington Council has adopted an ordinance that appropriates $145,000 towards the final design work of the downtown streetscape project. The Borough from its capital improvement fund is only funding $3,000 of the $145,000 that is being appropriated. The rest of the money is covered by funding from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). The…
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Driver uninjured after avoiding deer
The driver of a RSK dump truck was uninjured after avoiding a deer that entered the roadway on Route 206, according to the Hillsborough Township Police Department. Police responded to a motor vehicle crash at 3:08 p.m. on Nov. 14 at Route 206 and Park Avenue. Preliminary investigation determined the driver was traveling southbound on…
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‘This will make a big difference’
The Southern Middlesex County Freight Movement Study has officially completed as short-term recommendations will take place in the following months to help lessen truck traffic impacting residential roads in towns such as Cranbury. Officials recently announced the completion of the freight study, recommendations and the release of the final report at a press conference held…
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Washington Road bridge reopened Oct. 30
The Washington Road bridge over Delaware & Raritan Canal was reopened Oct. 30, nearly three months after it was closed for repairs. The Princeton Police Department and the West Windsor Police Department announced the reopening of the bridge to motor vehicles in separate announcements shortly after 2 p.m. Oct. 30. The bridge is open to…
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Friends for the Abbott Marshlands to test water quality through November
August has been National Water Quality Month and volunteers with the Friends for the Abbott Marshlands (FFAM) have been monitoring the water quality in some local waterways. With equipment on loan from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), volunteers visit several locations weekly to test water in Crosswicks Creek, Watson’s Creek, and Spring Lake, according to…
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‘Opening the possibilities of future connections’
Orchard Road pedestrian safety improvements ready for public use Montgomery Township has announced the creation of more walkable, bikeable connections to the Montgomery Municipal Center and the township’s Somerset County Library Branch. The municipal center and library branch are located at 100 Community Dr. Township Committee members and staff celebrated the completion of the main…
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Washington Road to be closed for emergency bridge repair
Washington Road will be closed for approximately four months, beginning July 21, for an emergency bridge replacement project over the Delaware & Raritan Canal, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Washington Road is expected to be closed through Oct. 2, officials said. Motorists who use Washington Road to enter and leave Princeton will…
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Pedestrian safety improvements proposed for Nassau Street
The Nassau Street mid-block crosswalk between Vandeventer Avenue and Moore Street is in line for pedestrian safety improvements proposed by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). The Princeton Council adopted a resolution in support of the proposed improvements at its June 12 meeting. Nassau Street, also known as Route 27, is under NJDOT’s jurisdiction.…
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Hopewell Township: Ingleside Avenue and Route 31 intersection needs a traffic signal
The Hopewell Township Committee has authorized the township to enter into a cost share agreement with the New Jersey Department of Transportation [NJDOT] for potentially a full traffic signal at the intersection of Ingleside Avenue and Route 31. Township Committee members approved the measure at the governing body’s June 12 meeting. “This will just involve…
