Project Team
* = Key Contacts for project information
Email: kingslandavenuebridge@gmail.com
Bergen County Department of Planning & Engineering
Joseph A. Femia, P.E., Department Director / County Engineer
Joseph Baladi, P.E., P.P., C.M.E., Division Head-Planning (Bergen County Project Manager) *
Martin Maver, P.E., Principal Engineer-Bridges
Adam Camerlengo, E.I.T., Assistant Engineer
Essex County Division of Engineering
Sanjeev Varghese, P.E., P.P., Public Works Director / County Engineer
Luis E. Rodriguez, Assistant County Engineer
Andres F. Gomez-Ortiz, P.E., Principal Engineer
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
Nabil Ayoub, Supervising Engineer, Local Aid District 2
Paul Miranda, Project Manager, Local Aid District 2
Sean Warren, Section Chief, Bureau of Environmental Program Resources
Sean Ream, Environmental Project Manager, Bureau of Environmental Program Resources
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA)
Rich Brundage, NJTPA Project Manager
Hardesty & Hanover Team
Glen Schetelich, P.E., Principal in Charge, Hardesty & Hanover
Bruce Riegel, P.E., Project Manager, Hardesty & Hanover *
Brian Medino, P.E., Deputy Project Manager, Hardesty & Hanover *
Matt Witkowski, P.E., Traffic Engineer, Hardesty & Hanover
Sue Quackenbush, PWS, Environmental Specialist, Davey Resource Group
Lynn Alpert, Principal Senior Architectural Historian, Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc.
Martine Culbertson, Community Involvement Facilitator, M.A. Culbertson, LLC *
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
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.
Two renderings have been created to visualize what the new bridge will look like
The Local Concept Development (LCD) Study that was completed in 2020 and is now advancing to the Local Preliminary Engineering (LPE) Phase using federal funding.