njtpa H U D S O N c o u n t y Local Capital Project delivery program Thomas DeGise Hudson County Executive NJTPA First Vice-Chairman

udson County, in cooperation with County to Newark’s downtown business HEssex County, successfully applied for a district. The crossing, which $478,450 grant for this project through the opened in 1908, is listed on the NJTPA’s 2014 Local Capital Project Delivery Register of Historic Places. Program. The project will investigate options for remediating the Clay Street con- The Local Capital Project necting the City of Newark and the Borough Delivery Program Clay Street of East Newark in Essex and Hudson Counties. The NJTPA’s Local Capital Project Delivery Program awards grants to counties and cities Bi-County Bridge Project Details to investigate all aspects of a project, includ- The project will study alternatives for improv- ing environmental, right of way, access, ing the movable , which is design and feasibility issues. Projects that Funding awarded: classified as structurally deficient and function- complete this initial investigative work, ally obsolete. The bridge has been closed called the Local Concept Development $478,450 several times in recent years for structural and Phase, may be eligible for eventual construc- mechanical repairs, and has suffered general tion with federal funds. For more informa- deterioration and scour, a condition in which tion about the program, visit NJTPA.org. flowing water erodes the soil around a structure’s supports.

About the Project Area The bridge crosses the Passaic River and provides access for commuters in Hudson

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