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Update: May 23, 2024

Meeting Report for Public Information Center (PIC) Meeting No. 1 is now available.

Please view the report:

Update: February 29, 2024

Thank you to those who were able to attend the Public Information Center (PIC) Meeting No. 1 for the Local Preliminary Engineering (LPE) phase that was held online on Thursday, February 8, 2024 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

For those unable to attend, please click below to view the presentation and listen to the recording:

The public comment period for the PIC meeting has been extended beyond the date mentioned in the presentation. Please submit comments by Friday, April 5, 2024. Comments may be submitted in any of the following ways:

Mail:Joseph Baladi, P.E., P.P., C.M.E.
Division Head โ€“ Planning (Bergen County Project Manager)
One Bergen County Plaza, 4th Floor
Hackensack, NJ  07601
Fax:201-336-6449
Email:kingslandavenuebridge@gmail.com
Online:www.kingslandavenuebridge.com

Please go to the Contact Us page if you would like to sign up for project communications and be notified of future public meetings. Any questions or comments can be submitted on the same page or via kingslandavenuebridge@gmail.com.

Update: January 24, 2024

Save the Date: Online Public Information Center for the Local Preliminary Engineering (LPE) phase

Date:Thursday, February 8, 2024
Time:6:00 p.m. โ€“ 8:00 p.m.
Place:Online via Microsoft Teams at https://bit.ly/kabpic1
Or call in (audio only): 1-929-336-2435 Phone Conference ID: 976 116 271#

The purpose of the Public Information Center meeting is to inform the public of the project status and schedule, present the preliminary engineering design plans and proposed detour route for the bridge replacement and approach roadway intersection improvements, and to solicit public input on the bridge replacement. The meeting is open to all members of the public.

For more information, please click on the following documents:

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

Click below to view the presentation and report:

Please go to the Contact Us page if would like to sign up for future project communication and be notified of future public meetings.  Any questions or comments can be submitted on the same page or directly via kingslandavenuebridge@gmail.com.  

Two renderings have been created to visualize what the new bridge will look like

  • Rendering of new bridge โ€“ aerial view (click here)
  • Rendering of new bridge โ€“ view from the river (click here)

A written description and map of the proposed bridge improvements are available on the Maps and Plans page found under About the Project on the main menu.

The Local Concept Development (LCD) Study was completed in 2020 and the project is now advancing to the Local Preliminary Engineering (LPE) Phase using federal funding

We are updating the website with new information during this transition. Please visit regularly for updates.

Thank you,
Kingsland Avenue Bridge Project Team

Public Information Center meetings were held on December 12, 2019 and the public comment period ended January 17, 2020

Click here to see the presentation.

Community input and comments are always welcome. Please go to the Contacts page to comment and/or sign up to be notified of future public meetings.

SAVE THE DATE

Public Information Center (PIC) Meeting Notice โ€“ Afternoon and Evening Sessions

Date: Thursday, December 12, 2019

Time: 2:00 p.m. โ€“ 4:00 p.m. (brief presentation at 2:30 p.m.)
Place: Lyndhurst Senior Citizen Center
250 Cleveland Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071

Time: 6:00 p.m. โ€“ 8:00 p.m. (brief presentation at 6:30 p.m.)
Place: Nutley Parks and Recreation Building, Room 300
44 Park Avenue, Nutley, NJ

The purpose of the Public Information Center meeting is to inform the public of the Purpose and Need Statement and to solicit public input and comment on the conceptual alternatives and the Preliminary Preferred Alternative (PPA) for bridge improvements.  All members of the general public are invited and encouraged to comment on the study.

For more information, please click on the following documents:

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

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