(NEWARK, NJ, August 25, 2009) – The Board of Trustees of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) today adopted Plan 2035, the long-range transportation plan for 13 counties in northern and central New Jersey. The Board today also adopted its annual Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Both the plan and TIP are required for the region to receive federal transportation funding.
Plan 2035 provides a vision for 25 years of transportation investments and policies, while the TIP lists contains projects scheduled to receive funds for final design, right-of-way acquisition and construction over the next four years. The projects in the TIP also make up the “near-term” element of Plan 2035.
“Today’s actions will help us deal with some of Warren County’s most pressing infrastructure needs through the replacement of aging bridges,” said Warren County Freeholder Angelo Accetturo, who represents the county on the NJTPA Board. “This will make travel in our area safer and more efficient, and Plan 2035 promises greater investment in the transportation system in our county and region for years to come.”
Examples of funding for projects in the first fiscal year of the TIP includes:
- Over $4 million to replace the Beaver Brook Bridge on Route 46 westbound in White Township.
- $1.76 million for replacement of the Cemetery Road Bridge over the Pequest River in Independence Township.
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For the overall region, the TIP includes more than $2.7 billion in transportation funding for the upcoming fiscal year (FY 2010) and more than $10.1 billion in total over the four years of the program (FY 2010-2013), with the majority of funds going to repair and maintenance of the existing system.
Complete listings of projects and studies for Warren County and the rest of the NJTPA region contained in Plan 2035 and the TIP are available at the NJTPA’s website, www.njtpa.org.
The NJTPA is the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for 13 northern New Jersey counties. Under federal legislation, MPOs provide a forum where local officials, public transportation providers and state agency representatives can come together and cooperatively plan to meet the region’s current and future transportation needs. It establishes the region’s eligibility to receive federal tax dollars for transportation projects.
The NJTPA Board consists of one local elected official from each of the 13 counties in the region (Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren), and the cities of Newark and Jersey City. The Board also includes a Governor’s Representative, the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation, the Executive Directors of NJ Transit and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and a Citizen’s Representative appointed by the Governor.
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