As of Summer 2025, the project is in the Final Design (FD) Phase. The FD Phase is anticipated to be completed in two years, then the Construction Phase will begin. The project continues to receive Federal funding with oversight by the NJDOT and NJTPA as cooperating agencies.

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

Please view the report here.

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:

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.

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

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:

Click below to view the presentation and report:

• Community Stakeholders Meeting No. 1 Presentation – 4/25/23
• Community Stakeholders Meeting No. 1 Report – 4/25/23

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.  

• Rendering of new bridge – aerial view (click here)
• Rendering of new bridge – 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.

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

Thank you,
Kingsland Avenue Bridge Project Team

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.

Public Information Center (PIC) Meeting Notice – Afternoon and Evening Sessions

Date: Thursday, December 12, 2019

Time: 2:00 p.m. – 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. – 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:

• PIC Meeting No. 2 Notice – 12/12/19 – English
• PIC Meeting No. 2 Notice – 12/12/19 – Spanish
• PIC Meeting No. 2 – Comment Form – English
• PIC Meeting No. 2 – Comment Form – Spanish

Please continue to check this website for further information and updates.

Click here to view the July 10, 2019 letter. Although the letter references three (3) bridges, each project is independent of the others.Please continue to check this website for further information and updates.

Please see the USCG Public Notice 1-161: PASSAIC RIVER BRIDGES

Comments will be received at the Office of the Commander (dpb), First Coast Guard District, Battery Park Building, 1 South Street, New York, NY 10004-1466 through April, 23, 2018.

Please see the USCG Public Notice 1-161: PASSAIC RIVER BRIDGES

Comments will be received at the Office of the Commander (dpb), First Coast Guard District,
Battery Park Building, 1 South Street, New York, NY 10004-1466 through April 9, 2018.

The County of Bergen and the County of Essex with the cooperating agencies of NJTPA and NJDOT in an effort to keep the community and general public informed of current progress on the Kingsland Avenue (De Jessa Memorial) Bridge LCD Study has developed this list of announcements:

• If interested in attending future public meetings, please sign-up on the mailing list under the Contact page.