Millville Awarded Federal Grant Funds for Millyard Riverfront Walk
The South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO) in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is pleased to announce the award of a $900,000 federal grant under the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA Set-Aside) Program. The federal grant awarded to Millville will fund the Millyard Riverfront Walk with the intention of improving and expanding pedestrian and bicycle trails in Cumberland County.
The TA Set-Aside Program is a competitive program funded through the Federal Highway Administration’s Federal Aid Program and is administered by NJDOT in partnership with New Jersey’s three Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) – SJTPO, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), and the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA). The TA Set-Aside Program provides funds for community-based “non- traditional” projects designed to strengthen t
The funding will allow the city to add to what has already been constructed and tie the rail station and ferry together, Business Administrator Glenn Skarzynski said.
Once additional funding is in place, the city plans to construct one final section of the waterfront walkway providing over 1 1/2 miles of interconnected pedestrian/cyclist links serving its transit facilities, the downtown, and the bayfront area.
Upon completion, the project will also add to the city’s existing waterfront walkway allowing more access to the shores of the Raritan Bay.
In addition to South Amboy, a $630,000 grant was awarded to Rahway for East Cherry Street Streetscape Improvements.
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The Dinky train traveling along the rail cooridor between Princeton and Princeotn Junction. File photo.
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