Morris County Ramps Up Road Resurfacing

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - Morris County’s 2019 county road resurfacing projects are set to begin this week, weather permitting, starting with the paving of sections of Powerville Road in Boonton Township and James Street in Morris and Harding townships.

Also pending is paving on already approved and contracted projects on Boonton Turnpike in Lincoln Park, a segment of Littleton Road in Parsippany, and a half-mile of Mt. Arlington Blvd. in Roxbury.

“Keeping our county road network in excellent shape is of key importance to our residents and businesses, and to ensuring Morris County’s place as a first class, top-rated county," said Freeholder Director Doug Cabana.

In addition, the Board of Freeholders, at their last meeting, passed resolutions to allocate funds to pave portions of the following roads (starting the bid and contract process):

• Long Hill: New Vernon Road
• Long Hill: Division Avenue
• Mendham Borough: Bernardsville Road and Hilltop Road
• Mount Olive: Drakesdale Road

“We want to be ready to move as quickly as possible to bid and award these contracts," said Freeholder Stephen Shaw, who is the county governing board’s liaison on roads and bridges.

The county’s 2019 resurfacing effort will cover more than two-dozen county roads in 23 towns, totaling more than 25 miles of paving.

Portions of county roads scheduled for paving this year are located in Boonton Township, Chatham Borough, Chester Borough, Chester Township, Dover, Florham Park, Hanover, Jefferson, Lincoln Park, Long Hill, Mendham Borough, Mine Hill, Morristown, Morris Township, Mount Arlington, Mount Olive, Parsippany, Pequannock, Randolph, Rockaway Township, Roxbury, Washington Township, and Wharton.

Some of the largest projects include a 4.4-mile stretch of North Road/Dover Chester Road in Chester Township and Randolph, 2.4 miles of Bernardsville Road/Hilltop Road in Mendham Borough, 2.2 miles of Howard Boulevard in Mount Arlington and Jefferson, 2 miles of Boonton Turnpike in Lincoln Park, and a 1.7-mile segment of Littleton Road in Parsippany.

Bids are expected to go out soon on four other anticipated projects:

• Randolph and Chester Twps.: North Road
• Pequannock: The Boulevard
• Wharton: North Main Street
• Wharton: East and West Dewey Avenues

To see the complete list of scheduled 2019 county paving projects, visit the website.

The county work is in addition to local and state road-improvement projects.

Road closures and detours will be signed and coordinated with the local police. Motorists should expect delays. Bicyclists are urged to seek other routes.