As the Hillsborough Township municipality prepares to move forward with its road paving plan as part of a bond the township received last year, Mayor Frank DelCore recently announced a list of roads scheduled to receive work for 2019.
“Hillsborough Township is moving forward with the 2019 road paving plan as stated late last year when the township bonded $8.5M,” DelCore said. “Aging infrastructure further compromised by severe weather, freeze and thaw have taken their toll on our infrastructure and resulted in the issuance of bonds to fund this major paving initiative.”
According to the municipality, the following roadways are planned for the 2019 paving program:
Willow Road, Phase 1 (between Amwell Road and Valinor Drive); Euclid Avenue; Riverside Drive (between River Road and Clawson Avenue); Clawson Avenue; Wertsville Road (between Long Hill Road and Montgomery Road); Raider Boulevard (between Route 206 and Stryker Lane); South Triangle Road; Cardinal Lane; Wescott Road (between South Branch Road and Amwell Road).
“Please keep in mind that the public bid process must be followed and the timeline for completion is subject to those requirements,” DelCore said. “The listing is what is planned for 2019.”
In addition to paving, township officials said there will be several areas that are planned to receive “high performance chip seal.” Officials said that the high performance chip seal, essentially oil and chip, provides a stress-absorbing membrane type of surface treatment which creates a highly durable wearing surface.
Furthermore, officials said that the asphalt rubber (chip seal) reduces reflective cracking, waterproofs and seals cracks and imperfections of aging pavement, flexes with pavement in extreme temperature fluctuations, and offers a more rapid construction, which they anticpate to allow traffic to return to normal flows with less delay. More importantly for residents, officials said that the product is durable over time and cost effective.
“The township maintains a five-year roadway plan, with 14 roadways, totaling over 20 miles, having already been repaved,” DelCore said.
According to township officials, roadway improvement projects are more costly than in the past as a result of mandated ADA requirements and NJDEP StormWater Regulations.
Officials reported that these mandates, while increasing project costs between 6-10 percent, are anticipated to improve the overall quality of life of Hillsborough residents.
Officials said that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements will be met as handicap ramps will be provided to result in to better access and mobility for handicapped residents.
According to the municipality, the storm water catch basins retrofits meet the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s requirements and also contribute significantly to achieving the township’s sustainability goals, enabling the township to be certified at the Silver Level by Sustainable Jersey.
