Tag: North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority
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Residents offer input, solutions in first public meeting to help alleviate truck traffic off US 130 and New Jersey Turnpike
Residents frustrated with truck traffic in southern Middlesex County voiced their concerns and suggested solutions in the first public meeting for a study that will determine strategies to manage the traffic in the area. “I am afraid to drive around here with these trucks,” one woman said. The county and the North Jersey Transportation Planning…
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Pedestrian plaza off the table in Metuchen; new proposal will not close New Street, officials said
METUCHEN – North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority officials have gone back to the drawing board to figure out what is best for the intersection of Main Street and New Street/Hillside Avenue. This time, a proposal will not include “the closure of New Street or result in significant parking loss on Main Street, but incorporates some…
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Metuchen may consider pedestrian plaza downtown for safety improvement project; Mayor asks public to be ‘civil’ as they seek input
METUCHEN — A spirited debate has begun as borough officials seek input on whether or not to close New Street to Pearl Street and create a pedestrian plaza in efforts to create a safer intersection at Main Street and New Street/Hillside Avenue. “There are so many passionate perspectives on this topic, including very important safety…
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Monmouth County awarded additional funding for Rumson-Sea Bright bridge project
The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has announced that the county has been awarded an additional $15.75 million for the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge construction project by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority and the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The additional funding will allow county officials to expedite the start of construction on the…
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Local road improvement projects to receive funding
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has announced that the county has been awarded $28 million through the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority’s (NJTPA) Local Safety and High Risk Rural Roads programs for Fiscal Year 2020. In January, county officials submitted applications for three county road safety improvement projects. On Nov. 9, the county was…
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Infrastructure improvements for one-mile stretch of Metuchen’s Main Street in preliminary design phase, public comment accepted through Oct. 30
METUCHEN — The movement to fix the ongoing problem with trucks striking the Main Street Amtrak railroad bridge, which has an 11-foot, 2-inch clearance, began with a call from a borough police officer to the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. “We looked at the crash data and conversations began with Middlesex County, which is responsible…
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Medical professionals invited to learn about transportation issues
Transportation Challenges for Healthcare and Business: Building a Healthier Middlesex County will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 18 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. The conference will explore the challenges the medical industry faces in providing transportation to clients and patients. Keynote speaker Senator…
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Metuchen officials consider creating a parking benefit district
METUCHEN — As Downtown Metuchen gears up for new smart parking meters, borough officials may consider creating a parking benefit district. Jason Delia, a member of the borough’s Traffic and Transportation Committee, suggested that officials look into creating the district during the Feb. 5 council meeting. “[The district] would take all the revenue from the…
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Improvements are expected on Main Street using grant from NJTPA
METUCHEN — On average, the Metuchen Police Department responds to help two to three trucks per week back out of the Main Street railroad bridge when drivers have gone too far and cannot go under the bridge, according to Police Lt. Arthur Flaherty. As for trucks striking the bridge, which has an 11-foot, 2-inch clearance,…
