Essex County Will Spend $9M To Repave Roads In 2019: Here’s Where

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Essex County officials released details of the county’s annual repaving effort on Thursday. For 2019, the $9 million effort will include construction in Livingston, Millburn, Bloomfield, Fairfield, West Caldwell, South Orange, Newark, Nutley and Cedar Grove.

According to county officials, the project includes milling the old surface off the road, repairing broken curbing, improving handicapped ramps and crosswalk areas at intersections, laying new pavement and painting striping on the new surface.

Smith Sondy Asphalt Construction Co. from Wallington was awarded a publicly bid contract for about $9 million to perform the construction work. The project is being supervised by the Essex County Department of Public Works. The resurfacing is being funded with a grant from the NJ Department of Transportation, officials said.

The county’s Roadway Resurfacing Program includes the following roads:

• Old Short Hills Road from Northfield Avenue in Livingston to Parsonage Hill Road in Millburn
• Watchung Avenue from Upper Mountain Avenue in Montclair to East Passaic Avenue in Bloomfield
• Parsonage Hill Road from White Oak Ridge Road to Old Short Hills Road in Millburn
• Broad Street from Bellevue Avenue to the Passaic County line, Bloomfield
• Two Bridges Road from Route 46 to the Morris County line, Fairfield
• Bloomfield Avenue from Passaic Avenue to the Morris County line, West Caldwell
• Scotland Road from South Orange Avenue to Randolph Place, South Orange
• South Orange Avenue from Walnut Street to the Morris County line, Livingston
• Springfield Avenue from South 20th Street to West Market Street, Newark
• Plymouth Street from Horseneck Road to Route 46, Fairfield
• River Road from East White Terrace to Park Avenue, Nutley
• Park Avenue from Washington Avenue to River Road, Nutley
• Laurel Avenue from Eagle Rock Avenue in West Orange to Shrewsbury in Livingston
• Bradford Avenue from Grove Avenue to Woodstone Avenue in Cedar Grove

“My administration is committed to making sure our infrastructure is in the most modern condition so that our daily lives are not interrupted,” Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. said. “We apologize for any inconvenience the construction may cause, but the end result will improve our quality of life by making it easier and safer to travel through Essex County.”

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