August 13, 2009 - 4:03pm
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MENENDEZ HAILS $19.5 MILLION FOR NJ TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

35 projects to receive funding in part from economic recovery package – LIST INCLUDED


NEWARK
– U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today hailed more than $19.5 million, in part from the economic recovery package, that will help fund 35 separate transportation and infrastructure projects in New Jersey. The projects have been selected by the State Department of Transportation for funding as part of the Transportation Enhancement Program. Menendez highlighted the benefits of this funding for job creation and quality of life. “Creating jobs is the most important thing we can do right now,” said Menendez. “This funding and these projects will put people to work now and when completed, these projects will enhance our transportation network to make New Jersey more competitive economically.  Modernizing our streets, rehabilitating rail stations and enhancing bike paths will help reduce traffic, reduce energy costs and clean the air we breathe. Those are results that will help lay the foundation for economic security in the 21st Century.”             Link to list of projects funded: http://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/2009/approved/20090813b.html Transportation Enhancement Grants
RecipientCountyMunicipalitiesProject NameAmount
Absecon CityAtlantic CountyAbsecon CityCentral Business District Streetscape Improvements$529,000.00
Demarest BoroughBergen CountyDemarest BoroughDemarest Railroad Depot (Phase 3)$320,000.00
North Arlington BoroughBergen CountyNorth Arlington BoroughRidge Road (Route 17) Streetscape Improvement Project$460,000.00
Ridgewood VillageBergen CountyRidgewood VillageVillage of Ridgewood Historic Train Station Roof Replacement$226,000.00
Beverly CityBurlington CountyBeverly CityCooper Street Gateway Project$228,000.00
Mount Holly TownshipBurlington CountyMount Holly TownshipPedestrian Safety and Beautification Improvements$160,000.00
Palmyra BoroughBurlington CountyPalmyra BoroughMarket Street Gateway Improvement Project$260,000.00
Cooper's Ferry Development Association, Inc.Camden CountyCamden CityMartin Luther King Boulevard Project$750,000.00
Gloucester CityCamden CountyGloucester CityStreetscape Project on Broadway Street (between Monmouth and Hudson Streets).$270,000.00
Haddonfield BoroughCamden CountyHaddonfield BoroughMechanic Street and Clement Street Historic Preservation and Streetscape Improvements$570,000.00
Merchantville BoroughCamden CountyMerchantville BoroughChestnut Avenue Pedestrian/ Bikeway Extension$150,000.00
Woodbine BoroughCape May CountyWoodbine BoroughThe Woodbine Town Center Streetscape Improvement and Pedestrian Safety Program$450,000.00
Bayshore Discovery ProjectCumberland CountyCommercial TownshipBivalve Center$1,250,000.00
Newark CityEssex CountyNewark CityBroad Street Streetscape Phase III Construction$2,000,000.00
Glassboro BoroughGloucester CountyGlassboro BoroughRebuilding Glassboro's Historic Train Station$250,000.00
Woodbury CityGloucester CountyWoodbury CityPedestrian Safety and Way-Finding Signage$194,000.00
NJ Department of Environmental ProtectionHudson CountyJersey CityConstruction of Hudson River Waterfront Walkway and Park at Morris Canal Little Basin, Jersey City$1,000,000.00
NJ Department of Environmental ProtectionHunterdon CountyAlexandria Township, Holland Township, Milford BoroughAcquisition of Railroad Right of Way for Multipurpose Trail$650,000.00
Hightstown BoroughMercer CountyHightstown BoroughStockton Street Historic District Streetscape Infrastructure Project$1,690,000.00
Hopewell BoroughMercer CountyHopewell BoroughHopewell Borough Streetscape Improvements Project Phase II$917,000.00
Middlesex CountyMiddlesex CountyEdison Township, Metuchen Borough, Woodbridge TownshipMiddlesex Greenway$1,000,000.00
Fair Haven BoroughMonmouth CountyFair Haven BoroughRiver Road Streetscape West$477,000.00
Wharton BoroughMorris CountyWharton BoroughMorris Canal Lock 2 East Restoration - Phase One$582,000.00
Lavallette BoroughOcean CountyLavallette BoroughGrand Central Avenue Sidewalk Beautification Project$488,000.00
Clifton CityPassaic CountyClifton CityLakeview Avenue Streetscape Improvements$266,000.00
New Jersey Community Development CorporationPassaic CountyPaterson CityWilliam Carlos Williams Community Plaza$120,000.00
Totowa BoroughPassaic CountyTotowa BoroughBorough of Totowa Union Boulevard Streetscape Project, Phase II$400,000.00
Elmer BoroughSalem CountyElmer BoroughElmer Train Station Relocation$395,000.00
Somerset CountySomerset CountyBridgewater Township, Somerville BoroughPeters Brook Greenway Extension and Pedestrian Bridge over U.S. Route 202/206$2,057,000.00
Millstone BoroughSomerset CountyMillstone BoroughHeritage Park Bikeway/Walkway$65,000.00
Hopatcong BoroughSussex CountyHopatcong BoroughBorough of Hopatcong, Hopatchung Road Redevelopment and Beautification Project$252,000.00
Sussex BoroughSussex CountySussex BoroughNewton Avenue Sidewalks$117,000.00
Elizabeth CityUnion CountyElizabeth CityImproving Pedestrian Safety - The Elizabeth Avenue Streetscape Enhancement Project$500,000.00
Franklin TownshipWarren CountyFranklin TownshipAsbury Historic District Sidewalk Improvements$76,000.00
Hackettstown TownshipWarren CountyHackettstown TownshipMain Street Sidewalk and Streetscape Improvement Project, Town of Hackettstown, Warren County, NJ$631,000.00
    $19,750,000.00
     
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SENATOR ROBERT MENENDEZ can be reached via email at afshin_mohamadi@menendez.senate.gov.