10 — December 2023 — Nutley Journal - BP
Nutley and Belleville get grants for road improvement projects Nutley and Belleville were among the municipalities to receive state grants for specific road, bridge, safety and qualityof-life improvements. Gov. Phil Murphy and New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti announced the Fiscal Year 2024 Municipal Aid grants earlier this month. The competitive Municipal Aid grant program attracted 600 applications from
543 different municipalities with a total of $384 million requested, according to a press release from DOT. Project applications were evaluated and rated on their merits by DOT staff and reviewed by an independent panel of New Jersey municipal engineers. “Having a safe, efficient and equitable transportation system in New Jersey includes making sure the State does its part to help municipalities improve
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local infrastructure,” Murphy said. “These funds enable our communities to undertake transportation projects that significantly improve the quality of life for New Jersey residents without the need to use property tax dollars. I look forward to seeing these dollars in action and congratulate all municipal grant recipients.” DOT encouraged municipalities to consider using the Municipal Aid Program to fund projects that support safety, walking and biking in their communities. This year 5% of the grants represent this type of non-traditional project. Applications for Municipal Aid grants were submitted to NJDOT by July 1. There are seven project categories within the Municipal Aid grant program eligible
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for funding: Roadway Preservation, Roadway Safety, Quality of Life, Mobility, Bikeway, Pedestrian Safety and Bridge Preservation. When evaluating applications, DOT verifies if the municipality has adopted a Complete Streets policy. A Complete Streets policy establishes guidelines that require consideration be given to pedestrians and bicyclists when local transportation projects are being planned, designed and built. The following are the municipality, the project and the amount received: Belleville Township for the Greenwich Street, Berkeley Avenue and Lloyd Place improvements received $773,593. Nutley received $481,926 for the Coeyman Avenue improvement project.
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