Manalapan and Old Bridge Townships were awarded a Safe Corridor grant from the state valued at nearly $165,000. The two sections that will be receiving improvements have been deemed “Safe Corridor” areas by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT).
The grant is a part of the state’s Safe Corridor Program, which is funding 55 grants across the state for a total of $2 million. All of the roadways included in the Safe Corridor Program are the state’s most crash-prone corridors, totaling 130 miles of state roadway.
The Safe Corridor program is a part of the state’s “Safety First” initiative which focuses on increasing police force, raising fines for hazardous driving and unsafe equipment, and enhancing driver education.
The three-mile section of Rt. 9 from Craig Road to Covered Bridge Boulevard will receive safety improvements; Manalapan will be provided $55,147 to apply the safety improvements to this portion of the highway. Old Bridge will be receiving $109,542 for improvements on over six miles of Rt. 9 near the intersection of Rt. 34 south of Texas Road.
Senator Sam Thomspon and Assemblyman Ron Dancer and Rob Clifton stated that this grant will allow finally officials implement increased safety initiatives in the high-accident sections of state Highway Route 9.
“These two sections of Route 9 are notorious for frequent and severe accidents,” Dancer said. “This funding will allow us to continue our efforts in making these areas safer for both drivers and pedestrians.”
The money supplied in the grants could be used to install enforcement equipment, like radar and cameras, and could also be used to fund salaries and overtime for enhanced enforcement personnel and community safety information.
“We are thankful to be able to deliver vital safety improvements that can save lives and protect motorists, passengers and pedestrians along one of the state’s most crash-prone routes,” said Thompson. “Such results are priceless.”
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Old Bridge should concentrate on ALL areas of Old Bridge. We need additional traffic lights on Route 34! They can start by placing a traffic light at the intersection of Rt 34 and Cheesequake Morristown Road!!!
The Old Bridge police department should NOT receive additional funding for overtime. If anything more of them should lose their job. We do not require more police-we require a higher standard of living. Once again the government has proved they are willing to waste money on programs that will allow top officials in local government to squander and steal those funds allocated for improvements.
Every interesection and roadway in Old Bridge should receive examination. ( I personally wish we could finally end local government. Local government is a waste of time and tax payer money. One government for one state - every road treated the same REGARDLESS if it is a highway or sidestreet. Eliminate tolls on every road in New Jersey - except at bordering state lines. If you live in New Jersey you will pay for ALL roads and ALL roads are treated as equal. No more tolls on the parkway and turnpike. Because of the toll rise on the turnpike, traffic on the GPS has increased). I am sick and tired of New Jersey and it's corrupt ways. Someday local government will cease to exist in the form it presently operates in - for the sake of the environment and the people we have no choice but to change our ways.
Lori -- your statement is pretty disturbing: "Every interesection and roadway in Old Bridge should receive examination. ( I personally wish we could finally end local government. Local government is a waste of time and tax payer money. One government for one state" Are we to believe that there is no such thing as corruption at the state level? Are you trying to tell me that a Left Wing member of the Assembly or Senate from Hudson County knows what's best for Marlboro or Manalapan? Are there problems at the local and state level? You bet! Consolidating power over local governments into the hands of a largely Left Wing state government is not only foolish, it defies the intent of our state and federal constitution. I suggest you read the New Jersey State Constitution: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/lawsconstitution/constitution.asp I also suggest you read the United States Constitution and other documents related to freedom and liberty: http://constitution.org/