Franklin Street In Secaucus Will Be Repaved This Summer

SECAUCUS, NJ — The town of Secaucus announced this week that Franklin Street, in the North End of town, will be repaved this summer.

Using state DOT funds, the town will repave a stretch of Franklin Street between Paterson Plank Road and Gillis Place, replace a compromised storm water line and replace sidewalks, curbs and driveway aprons, as needed. The work is expected to take place this summer.

Secaucus secured a $450,000 grant from the state DOT's Municipal Aid Program for the work. That's the same fund Secaucus used last year when the town repaved Flanagan Way.

Secaucus Mayor Mike Gonnelli said the work is needed on Franklin Street after the storm drain collapsed.

"You can't really tell Franklin Street needs it by walking on top of it," he said. "But underneath the storm line is really old and ruined. There are tons of potholes in the street, also."

“We’re really happy that the Franklin Project grant was approved. Grants like this help us to improve infrastructure with little impact on the budget," said the mayor.

Like many towns in New Jersey, Secaucus tries to use state, county and federal grant money to pay for town improvements, so local tax dollars don't have to be used. For example, Secaucus secured more than $2 million from the state DOT's Local Freight Impact Fund Program to repave Meadowlands Parkway. That's because of the high number of trucks that rely on Meadowlands Parkway.

That repaving was supposed to begin this spring.

The town also secured $500,000 from the Hudson County Open Space Fund and that money will be spent on the new indoor sports facility next to the Krauszer's, renderings of which have yet been revealed.

Secaucus also has many more grant applications in the pipeline, the town said in a press release, but did not elaborate.