County Roadway Projects In Freehold, Neptune Get $28M Funding

FREEHOLD, NJ - Three County roadway safety projects for road improvements in seven Monmouth County municipalities were recently awarded a collective $28 million in funding, the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders announced Thursday.

The county was approved for the award, provided through the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority’s (NJTPA) Local Safety and High Risk Rural Roads program, during a NJTPA board meeting on Nov. 9.

Monmouth County submitted applications for three County roadway safety improvement projects in January 2020.

“The NJTPA award will allow Monmouth County to undertake the safety improvements for three County roadway segments, which are highly traveled rural roads by residents and visitors,” said Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone, the liaison to Monmouth County Department of Public Works and Engineering and a NJTPA board member.

“The roadway projects will start in 2022 through the NJTPA Design Assistance Program and advance to construction as the design efforts are completed.”

The three improvement projects that received the award include:

• County Route 40A (Memorial Drive) Corridor in Neptune Township and Boroughs of Neptune City, Bradley Beach and Avon-By-The-Sea
• County Route 524 (Stage Coach Road) in Millstone and Upper Freehold Township
• County Route 527 (Siloam Road) in Freehold Township

Monmouth County maintains approximately 1,000 lane miles of roads, 924 bridges and culverts and 239 traffic signals and beacons, according to a news release.

“Receiving the federal funding for the County infrastructure improvement projects is tremendous for our communities,” said Freeholder Director Arnone. “The awarded money from the NJTPA will help reduce the overall cost of the projects and save taxpayer dollars, keep property taxes in check and help boost our economy by creating jobs.”