Wednesday, February 20, 2013
"There is a lot happening here, we've got a lot of corporate folks here and new folks coming into the region. At some point, traffic is going to be a detriment, if it's not already."
New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner James Simpson wants residents and elected officials to weigh in quickly on the conceptual plan to ease traffic along Route 1 in West Windsor and Plainsboro. "If we can get this (project) into the (federal transportation) program, if everyone buys into it, it will be a Herculean task," Simpson said. "So the message that I want to deliver to everybody here is get on board quickly or say no quickly." Simpson spoke to a packed crowd at a breakfast meeting the Nassau Inn on Wednesday, hosted by the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce. "This region is so critical to the Einstein Alley," Simpson said. "There is a lot happening here, we've got a lot of corporate folks here and new folks …
Monday, April 2, 2012
Both the Borough and Township received grants for road improvements.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation has awarded money to Princeton for road improvements and sidewalks. “The Christie Administration strongly supports funding for Local Aid because it understands how important it is for government at all levels to provide safe streets and roads for motorists and pedestrians alike,” said NJDOT Commissioner James Simpson. “These grants advance local projects without placing a burden on local property taxpayers.” In Princeton Township, the grant of $261,676 will be used to improve drainage and reconstruct the southern portion of Great Road West between Stuart Road and the Great Road, Township Engineering Assistant Anthony Soriano said. Princeton Borough will use its $220,000 grant to repave and …
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
The New Jersey Department of Transportation has scheduled a public forum from 5 to 8 p.m. at Princeton Borough Hall.
A Patch poll shows roughly 80 percent of respondents oppose a state plan to temporarily close left and U-turns for drivers heading north on Route 1 at Washington Road and Harrison Street. In last week's unscientific poll, 88 people weighed in on the issue. “Worst idea ever,” reader Amanda Coe commented on Patch’s Facebook page. “Alexander Street is a mess as it is. It can’t handle more traffic.” “I sit for 10 minutes every morning in backed up traffic on the Scudders Mill ramp,” reader Sheryl Brown added. “Sending more traffic to this ramp will be disastrous to every Plainsboro resident who needs to get to Route 1. Who the heck thought it was a good idea to send traffic from West Windsor into Plainsboro back into West Windsor to get to…
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12:36 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
Considering NJDOT got it so spectacularly wrong last fall, you would think they would take the time to consult carefully this time round. But oh no, they want to rush headlong into a half-baked $40 million project. If you want quick feedback, here's mine: "Haste makes waste". more ›