Hey Everyone:
I just wanted to share a bit of great news to end this week and enter the Memorial Day Weekend. We received notice yesterday from Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) that the Township has been awarded $836,000 from the DVRPC FY2020 Competitive CMAQ Program (Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality) for New Jersey. Our successful application for this funding relates to the installation of a traffic light and road improvements at Fackler Road and Princeton Pike. The great part about being awarded this significant amount of money is that we were going to bond (borrow) for the costs associated with making this improvement. Now, with the grant monies being awarded, that is no longer necessary.
The area at the intersection of Fackler Road and Princeton Pike has been in need of mitigation for quite some time. The process involved traffic studies that effectively demonstrated a need for a traffic signal, engineering planning that shows how it can be accomplished, and some great grant writing. Thank you to our Municipal Engineer, James Parvesse, and to Brenda Kramer (Engineer, and Grant Writing Czar!) for their work in getting this done.
Now, we press forward in bring the planning and funding into action. The residents and commuters to the area sure need it done as soon as possible. Below is a link to the letter we received:
https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:47eeb1ff-d2c4-4403-8313-a042e1d08902
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2 comments:
A traffic signal at the intersection of Fackler and Princeton Pike is a tremendous accomplishment. Years ago, I had an accident in heavy traffic at that location at night while trying to turn left from Fackler onto the Pike. A signal would have prevented that mishap.
wonderful news!! thanks everyone for your efforts, it's a safety win for everybody
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