$647K In Grants For Monmouth County Road Improvements Secured
…and other Monmouth County Government News
Freeholder Director Tom Arone
By Monmouth County Freeholder Director Tom Arnone
A Monmouth County project will reduce Memorial Drive in Asbury Park from four lanes to two. Monmouth County has received $422,000 from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority’s Local Safety Program to improve Memorial Drive, which carries Monmouth County Road 40-A from Avon-By-the-Sea through Neptune Township and into Asbury Park.
On behalf of The Board of Chosen Freeholders, I serve as the liaison to the North Jersey Transportation Authority, and one of my duties is to try and receive money. I am very pleased to be able to report that I was successful in doing just that.
The project, known as a road diet, will also install wider shoulders, bicycle lanes and a center turning lane off Memorial Drive. The Transportation Authority recognized that Memorial Drive, with few signalized intersections south of Asbury Park and poorly-marked crosswalks, was dangerous for pedestrians and other non-motor vehicle traffic.
In addition to obtaining funding for this project, I am also pleased to report that on behalf of the Freeholders I was successful in lobbying the authority to fund $150,000 in safety improvements at a Howell intersection between West Farms Road and the Squankum-Yellowbrick Road that will include a blinking traffic light and improved pavement markings.
Other news in Monmouth County – The Department of Public Works and Engineering has received a grant from the National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for de-snagging and debris removal at various stream corridors. The Division of Bridges is in the process of completing this project which will result not only in the county receiving $75,000.00 to offset the cost, but will also reduce flooding and damage to our infrastructure.
Posted: September 16th, 2013 | Author: admin | Filed under: Asbury Park, Monmouth County, Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, Tom Arnone | Tags: Asbury Park, Freeholder Director Tom Arnone, Grants, Memorial Drive, Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, North Jersey Transportation Authority, road diet, Tom Arnone | Comments Off on $647K In Grants For Monmouth County Road Improvements Secured