New Jersey Turnpike Widening

Documents:
Resolution 2004-348-8, enacted in public session on December 13, 2004, reflects the opposition by the Township Committee to the proposed New Jersey Turnpike widening project. Among other documents below that are related to the proposed Turnpike widening project, please find a link to the complete text of the resolution. (All PDF Format)

• February 23, 2009: Turnpike Authority confirms results of recent discussions with Township representatives about the proposed widening program.
• Sound / Noise studies by the Township and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA):
  • The Township study was conducted by Pennoni Associates, Inc., as transmitted by reports dated October 29, 2008, and November 7, 2008. These reports are available for review through the following links: October 29, 2008 / November 7, 2008
  • The NJTA study is not a single document. The information relating to sound / noise is present in various locations throughout the NJTA’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), a document accessible through the NJTA’s home page as follows:
    www.njturnpikewidening.com > Program Documents
    • There you will find the document entitled “ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS)” above the following list:
      • Table of Contents (146k PDF)
      • Chapter 1 (2.5 Mb PDF)
      • Chapter 2 (1.2 Mb pf)
      • Chapter 3: pp 1 – 102 (2.5 Mb PDF)
      • Chapter 3: pp 103-172 (5.3 Mb PDF)
      • Chapter 3: pp 173-240 (4.7 Mb PDF)
      • Chapter 3: pp 241-343 (3.7 Mb PDF)
      • Chapter 3: pp 344-464 (5.5 Mb PDF)
      • Chapter 4 (4.9 Mb PDF)
      • Chapter 5 (276k PDF)
      • Chapter 6 (129k PDF)
      • Chapter 7 (123k PDF)
      • Chapter 8 (103k PDF)
      • Volume 2: Appendices – Cover Pages (66k PDF)
        Appendix A – Soil Types and Erodibility Factors (193k PDF)
      • Appendix B – Correspondence (377k PDF)
      • Appendix C – Right-of-Way Impacts, April 2006 (77k PDF)
      • Appendix D – Traffic Data (6.2 Mb PDF)
      • Appendix E – NJ Turnpike CAL3QHC Input/Output Materials (1.1 Mb PDF)
      • Appendix F – Preliminary Noise Barrier Analysis (231k PDF
  • The references provided below pertain to sound / noise in the Township:
    • Chapter 3, pages 460 and 461, section 3.20. 3.2
    • Chapter 4, Interchange 7-Interchange 7A, section 4.19.3.2, page 250
    • Chapter 4, Operational Impacts, section 4.19 .4.2, pages 254, 255 (table) & page 256
    • Chapter 4, Mitigation of Impacts, section 4.19.5, pages 259 & (table) page 260
    • Chapter 4, Interchange 6-Interchange 7, section 4.19.5.1, page 261 & page 262
    • Appendix F-Preliminary Noise Barrier Analysis, Table site M2-M.P. 54.6 Southbound & table site M3-M.P. 55.2 Northbound
• Township Resolution 2008-280-8 of October 6, 2008, entitled Resolution Accepting Proposal from Pennoni Associates, Inc., with regards to NJ Turnpike Widening Project
  • By this action, the Township Committee authorized the conduct of a Road Noise Analysis and Sound Wall / Berm Investigation of the proposed widening project.
• September 8, 2008 New Jersey Turnpike offer of meeting dates to the Township for continued dialogue.
• August 27, 2008 Township request to the Turnpike Authority for dialogue responsive to public and official concerns expressed at the August 25, 2008 Township Committee meeting
• Deputy Mayor Morelli: Trenton Times Editorial, September 21, 2007
• Bordentown Township Engineer, Letters to NJTPA:
  • September 11, 2007
  • September 17, 2007
• "Residents Rally to halt expansion of N.J. turnpike," Burlington County Times, November 4, 2007
• Resolution 2004-348-8, A Resolution of the Township Committee of the Township of Bordentown Township Opposing the Expansion of the New Jersey Turnpike, December 13, 2004

 

(All PDF Format)

Websites:
Below please find other Internet sites to keep current on the New Jersey Turnpike widening project.

• NJ Turnpike, Interchange 6 to 9 Widening Program
  (www.njturnpikewidening.com)
• NJ Turnpike Authority (www.state.nj.us/turnpike)