Gottheimer Announces Key North Jersey Transportation Projects Moving to Next Phase

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Investment for local projects included in bipartisan House surface transportation bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced that seven key transportation and transit priorities for New Jersey’s Fifth District were included in the bipartisan H.R. 3684, the INVEST in America Act, which recently passed the House of Representatives — moving these projects closer to becoming a reality.

Gottheimer submitted these seven Member Designated Projects for consideration to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure earlier this Congress. State Departments of Transportation (DOT), Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO), transit agencies, or local governments were eligible to submit these requests to their Member of Congress.

“I’m proud to be working closely with North Jersey’s local counties, towns, and municipalities to request federal resources to help move these critical projects forward. With the House passing this bipartisan legislation, we’re one step closer in clawing back even more federal dollars to the Fifth District,” said Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5). “If signed into law, this federal investment will improve our local infrastructure and transportation, and lower the property tax burden on our residents.”

“Patriot’s Way Bridge is an essential piece of infrastructure which spans across the interstate waterway of Ramapo River, serving as the primary entrance and exit to over 400 homes in the area of the Borough of Oakland known as Ramapo River Reserve. It is critically important that the bridge superstructure be replaced to ensure the safety of our residents. We thank Congressman Josh Gottheimer for his support,” said Oakland Mayor Linda Schwager.

“Zero deaths and zero serious injuries on Frankford’s roads is only achieved through collaborative efforts. We are very grateful to Congressman Gottheimer for his efforts in submitting an application to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for the Sussex County Guide Rails. This project will provide new guide rails from CR565 Pelletown Road to CR-628/CR-639, which will no doubt aid in us reaching our goal and in protecting all travelers through our scenic Township,” said Frankford Mayor Nick Civitan.

“Anytime that our town can get funding to help in relieving the heavy congestion that we have at some of our intersections would be gratefully received. People in our community are always concerned about the safety aspect of these intersections and I believe this funding will help with greatly improving the safety aspect of these intersections,” said Hackettstown Mayor Jerry DiMaio.

The seven key projects championed by Gottheimer included in H.R. 3684:

Project Sponsor: New Jersey Department of Transportation

Project Name: Hackettstown Mobility Improvement Project

Location: Route 46 and East Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ 07840

Investment Included: $4.7 million

Project Sponsor: New Jersey Transit

Project Name: Lackawanna Cut-off Culvert Replacement

Location: Andover Township, NJ

Investment Included: $1.6 million

Project Sponsor: Borough of Oakland, New Jersey

Project Name: Patriots Way Bridge Superstructure Replacement

Location: Patriots Way, Oakland, NJ, 07436

Investment Included: $4.18 million

Project Sponsor: County of Passaic, New Jersey

Project Name: Skyline Drive Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge

Location: Skyline Drive and Erskine Road, Ringwood, NJ, 07456

Investment Included: $800,000

Project Sponsor: Sussex County, New Jersey

Project Name: Sussex County Guide Rail Upgrade Program

Location: County Road 565: From Pelletown Road to County Road 639, Frankford and Wantage Townships, NJ, 07822 and 07461

Investment Included: $1 million

Project Sponsor: Township of Teaneck, New Jersey

Project Name: Teaneck Pedestrian Overpass Project

Location: Windsor Road and Forest Avenue, (western side of proposed bridge), Palisade Avenue and Milton Votee Park (eastern side of proposed bridge), Teaneck NJ, 07666

Investment Included: $4 million

Project Sponsor: Township of West Milford

Project Name: West Milford Bikeway Connector Project

Location: Westbrook Road — between Ridge Road and the Westbrook Park Teen Center, West Milford, NJ, 07480

Investment Included: $536,000

More information on Member Designated Projects can be found here.

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