Transportation, HUD
ARC/THE Tunnel (New Jersey Trans-Hudson Midtown Corridor)
NJ TRANSIT
One Penn Plaza East
Newark, NJ 07105
For construction of a 9.2-mile commuter rail extension and tunnel from Secaucus, NJ to Midtown Manhattan that provides commuter rail service to Manhattan from Morris, Somerset, Hunterdon, Union, Bergen, Passaic, Sussex, Ocean, Middlesex, Mercer, Hudson, Monmouth, Essex and Warren counties in NJ & Rockland & Orange counties in NY. This new tunnel will more than double peak capacity from 23 trains per hour to 48 & creates expanded station capacity in Manhattan. This project will also provide direct access to NYC subway lines, PATH & current Penn Station. This project is vital to NJ’s and the region’s economy and will provide long-term benefits by doubling commuter rail travel between NJ & NY.
Request: $200,000,000
Atlantic Highlands Municipal Harbor Downtown Transportation Improvements
Borough of Atlantic Highlands
100 First Avenue
Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716
To improve existing fast ferry facilities and construct a parking garage in the harbor and downtown area of the Borough of Atlantic Highlands. The project purpose is to improve upland facilities for the ferry and provide adequate parking for commuters and for downtown revitalization. The project will provide necessary improvements to existing fast ferry facilities and parking in Atlantic Highlands.
Request: $25,000,000
Building Capacity for Preventive Health and Wellness within Diverse Populations
The Community YMCA
113 Tindall Road
Middletown, NJ 07748
To construct a new nutrition, youth, teen and senior center. This project will build capacity that will directly instill healthy behaviors to over 10,000 New Jersey residents will significantly reduce their risk of diabetes, heart disease and stroke. In addition to the professional service and construction jobs, an expanded, modernized green LEED silver standard Y facility will create 80 construction and 60 permanent jobs providing fitness, health, nutrition and wellness to all with a focus on disadvantaged and disabled children and seniors.
Request: $1,500,000
Capital Improvement to Serve Families
Puerto Rican Action Board
90 Jersey Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
To repair three houses to be utilized as offices for three programs serving individuals, families and children. The reparations to these houses will provide business to small minority owned contractors, and adequate space to offer services that educate the low income community on available resources, assist homeowners in foreclosures mediation, and empower families to accumulate asset that will lead to economic independence.
Request: $260,000
Chevalier Avenue/ Sayreville Waterfront Redevelopment Area Streetscape Improvements
Sayreville Economic & Redevelopment Agency
Borough Hall, Main Street
Sayreville, NJ 08872
For planning, design, and construction of streetscape improvements, sidewalks, and signage along Chevalier Avenue/Sayreville Waterfront Redevelopment Area. Chevalier Avenue serves as the gateway to Sayreville’s Waterfront Redevelopment Area. This project is a valuable use of taxpayer funds because, if funded, it will leverage tens of millions of dollars in funding committed by the State of New Jersey through the Turnpike Authority to fund improvements that connect to Chevalier Avenue at Exit 125 of the Parkway. Moreover, the project will help to create a new entrance point to the Borough and its Waterfront Redevelopment Area.
Request: $650,000
Church of the Presidents Exterior Restoration Project
Long Branch Historical Museum Association
P.O. Box 2204
Long Branch, NJ 07740
To restore the exterior of historic St. James Chapel, known as the Church of the Presidents. The Church of the Presidents is the only remaining building associated with the seven U.S. presidents who vacationed in Long Branch during the Gilded Age. Once the building is restored, it will serve as a museum and a cultural and community resource, working with the academic and cultural communities to explore the social, political, and artistic fabric of area history. Long Branch is an urban environment with few resources through which it can explore its historic past.
Request: $500,000
Count Basie Theatre Restoration
Count Basie Theatre
99 Monmouth Street
Red Bank, NJ 07701
For the restoration and renovation of the historic Count Basie Theatre. As both a venue and programmer, the Count Basie Theatre is the only cultural organization of its kind serving the Jersey Shore from NYC to Atlantic City. $10 million has already been raised and expended on restorations since 2004, but the project architects advise that the long-term structural integrity of the façade is in jeopardy. Funding will supplement the organization’s fundraising and support this one but suddenly important step in a 9-Phase process, preserving the venue for cultural uses by another 80-100 years of patrons.
Request: $750,000
JFK Medical/Edison Township Intermodal Parking and Transportation Hub
JFK Medical Center - Solaris Health System
65 James Street
Edison, NJ 08818
To plan and build a 560-space, 4 level parking and transportation hub for the campus of JFK Medical Center in Edison. This project will provide a secure parking facility for NJ commuters to Metropark, the busiest suburban commuter rail station in the state, which frequently exceeds parking capacity. The parking facility will be ADA-compliant, serving both disabled commuters and hospital patients, will encourage mass transit usage, and will employ approximately 60 construction workers.
Request: $1,500,000
Lake Como Main Street Redevelopment Project
Borough of Lake Como
1740 Main Street
P.O. Box 569
Lake Como, NJ 07719
To make improvements to Main Street, Lake Como, NJ. Improving the economic viability of the Borough of Lake Como’s Downtown Business District will spur responsible economic growth and create needed jobs. The green elements of this project are also environmentally responsible reducing the Borough’s carbon footprint and helping to protect the delicate ecosystem in our State’s shore region.
Request: $300,000
Long Branch Pier and Ferry Terminal
City of Long Branch
344 Broadway
Long Branch, NJ 07740
To complete the design & engineering of an oceanfront pier, high-speed ferry terminal and variety of amenity spaces. Will create transportation infrastructure asset accessible by the entire region and provide a direct link between the Long Branch region & Manhattan. It represents a model of sustainable development, alternative transportation & smart growth. It will create 1200 jobs during construction and 600 full-time when operation begins. It will positively impact the regional leisure & tourism market, enhance interstate commerce, and attract investment, residential & business development along Jersey coast. It will also showcase the $7 billion govt. investment in the Jersey coastal beach.
Request: $2,000,000
Monmouth County Child Advocacy Center
County of Monmouth
300 Halls Mill Road
PO Box 1256
Freehold, NJ 07728
For capital expenses for construction of Phase II of the Monmouth County Child Advocacy Center. The MCCAC will significantly reduce the trauma for child abuse victims and their families. All necessary services related to their case will be coordinated and provided at the MCCAC under one roof in a child friendly/child appropriate facility. The services include investigation, child protection, prosecution, medical and mental health services and victim/witness advocacy.
Request: $2,500,000
New Brunswick, Middlesex County Bikeway Design Engineering
Middlesex County
One John F. Kennedy Square
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
For design engineering of the New Brunswick Bikeway in Middlesex County. The design engineering of the New Brunswick Bikeway Project will bring this long-planned project closer to fruition. The project aims to reduce the severe traffic congestion, parking problems, and poor air quality in the City. By providing linked modes of transportation, the public has greater flexibility to commute by bike for partial or full trips. Riders will be able to travel to the train or bus without having to drive to the downtown.
Request: $500,000
North Middletown Neighborhood Preservation
Township of Middletown
1 Kings Highway
Middletown, NJ 07748
To facilitate the construction of affordable housing with appropriate housing subsidies in a new mixed-use building. Funds are necessary to arrest the decline of a neighborhood center and to provide households with greater access to a range of job and affordable housing opportunities. Plans for development will be completed that provide aesthetic improvements and employment opportunities within an area in need of revitalization. Funding will assist families and individuals to spend less of their annual household incomes on housing costs, and will result in site designs that encourage use of mass transit.
Request: $500,000
Pearl Street Parking Structure
Borough of Metuchen
500 Main Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840
To construct a parking structure to accommodate increase demands from regional mass transit users and local and area residents. The parking structure will benefit regional residents and impact interstate and intermodal transportation systems. The rail line through Metuchen provides service along the northeast corridor between Boston and Washington DC. There are bus and taxi stations adjacent to the train station and the Downtown Business District is within walking distance.
Request: $1,000,000
Pemberton Avenue Bridge Replacement
County of Union
10 Elizabethtown Plaza
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
For construction of a replacement bridge over Pl75 over the Cedar Brook in the City of Plainfield. The current Pemberton Avenue Bridge has been identified as in serious condition and structurally deficient with weight limits posted at 6 tons. The replacement of this bridge will result in safer, more efficient flow of traffic and enhanced driver and pedestrian safety in a heavily urban area.
Request: $300,000
Route 66 Corridor Roadway Improvements
County of Monmouth
One East Main Street
Freehold, NJ 07728
For assessment, design and construction of operational improvements to enhance traffic safety and increase capacity. State Route 66 is an urban principal arterial and a designated coastal evacuation route. It carries local, regional and seasonal traffic from the eastern parts of Monmouth County to State Routes 18 and 35, and the Garden State Parkway. This roadway is operating in an over-capacity condition, and is in need of significant upgrades. The requested investment of taxpayers funds will enhance safety, improve traffic flow and serve as a stimulus to the economy in and around Central Jersey.
Request: $1,000,000
Route 35, Cheesequake Creek Bridge
New Jersey Department of Transportation
1035 Parkway Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08625
Funding will be used for construction to repair and to slow the rate of deterioration to this structure. Funding for this project has been diverted to later years due to insufficient resources. However, this project can be advanced to FY 2011 should Federal funds become available. Several elements of this bridge exhibit severe deterioration, and if no significant repairs are initiated, the useful service life of this structure will be compromised.
Request: $33,000,000
Route 35, Greenwood Drive to Prospect Avenue
New Jersey Department of Transportation
1035 Parkway Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08625
The funding will be used for roadway rehabilitation, widening, drainage, safety improvements, four intersection improvements and culvert replacement. This project will provide for better drainage and increased safety and traffic operations.
Request: $22,800,000 |
