Northeast Edition
Published Nationally ® July 29 2026 Vol. LXVIII • No. 15
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N.J. Project Upgrades Route 18 Corridor By Irwin Rapoport
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In January 2023, Earle Asphalt Company broke ground on the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s (NJDOT) $86.1 million Route 18, East Brunswick, Drainage and Pavement Rehabilitation Project. Substantial completion is expected in late 2027 for the initiative that is rehabilitating asphalt pavement, drainage infrastructure, signals and other elements along a 4.14-mi. section of the highway in Middlesex County. This section of Route 18 has three travel lanes in each direction with no shoulders, a multitude of right-in/right-out connections to driveways and intersecting streets, nine signalized intersections and two closely spaced interchanges at Cranbury and Milltown roads. There are jughandle ramps at each signalized intersection. “Route 18 is a heavily traveled corridor that serves many local businesses, residents and commuters,” said Lizzy Galamba, NJDOT public information officer. “To improve the operational performance of the roadway and ease congestion, adaptive see CORRIDOR page 30
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The project features more than 4 mi. of water mains, 2,400 ft. of duct banks and nine utility poles, which required relocation.
Disaster Relief On the Horizon
States Suffering Hurricanes, Floods, Wildfires, Structural Collapse Will Get Emergency Infrastructure Funding By Lucy Perry
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Federal agencies are earmarking emergency relief money to help states with transportation infrastructure repairs in the wake of natural disasters and catastrophic events dating back to 2023. Hurricanes Helene, Milton and Debby in the Adobe Stock photo southeast, flooding in the northeast and southwest, DOT Secretary Sean Duffy announced nearly $2 wildfires in the western U.S. as well as the see DISASTER page 18
billion would be earmarked for transportation infrastructure repairs through emergency relief.