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Welcome to the Kingsland Avenue Bridge Replacement Project
This bridge connects the Township of Lyndhurst, Bergen County and the Township of Nutley, Essex County and is over 100 years old with structural and functional limitations that do not meet today’s design standards.
The County of Bergen and the County of Essex completed a Local Concept Development (LCD) Study in 2020, using federal funding, through the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The Study result is to replace the existing Kingsland Avenue (Avondale and De Jessa Memorial) Bridge over the Passaic River with a new bridge. The project is advancing to the Local Preliminary Engineering (LPE) phase with federal funding.
Community involvement was an essential part of the LCD Study and will continue through this LPE phase and the future Final Design and Construction phases. The Project Team continues to encourage the community and general public to follow, participate, and provide input on the bridge replacement. This website provides information about the project and the opportunity to participate and comment.
Local Capital Project Delivery Process
Purpose & Need Statement
Data Collection & Environmental Screening Report
Selection of Preliminary Preferred Alternative
Concept Development Report
NEPA Classification
Create Design Communications Report
Initial Public Outreach & Involvement
Approved Design Exception Report
Cost Estimates (Final Design, ROW & Construction)
Approved Environmental Document
Approved Project Plan
Preliminary Engineering Report
Update Design Communications Report
Continued Public Outreach & Involvement
Construction Contract Documents & PS&E Package
Environmental Reevaluations
Environmental Permits
Acquisition of ROW
Update Design Communications Report
Continued Public Outreach & Involvement
Implement and Complete Construction
Continue Public Outreach
As-Builts
Update and Finalize Design Communications Report
Close-out Documentation
Recent News
Thank you to those who were able to attend the Public Information Center (PIC) Meeting No. 1 for the Local Preliminary Engineering (LPE) phase.
Save the Date: Online Public Information Center for the Local Preliminary Engineering (LPE) phase on February 8, 2024.
Community Stakeholders Meeting No. 1 for the LPE phase was held online on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00p.m.