New Jersey Turnpike Authority Interchange 125 Improvements

PUBLIC HEARING REPORT

Prepared for: Turnpike Authority

Prepared by: Stantec Consulting Services Inc.

March 21, 2016

NJTA Contract P300.229 Improvements to GSP Interchange 125

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction ...... 1

2. Public Hearing Summary ...... 1

3. Project Need ...... 1

4. Project Description ...... 1

5. Notice of Public Hearing ...... 2

6. Public Hearing ...... 2

7. Written Comments and Responses ...... 2

8. Public Hearing Comments and Responses...... 3

APPENDICES

A. Notice of Public Hearing

B. Letters Sent to Public Officials

C. Handouts Distributed at Public Hearing

D. Sign‐in Sheets a. Public Officials Sign-In Sheet b. General Public Sign-In Sheet

E. Transcript of Proceedings of Public Hearing

F. Newspaper Articles Regarding Hearing

G. Written Comments and Responses

NJTA Contract P300.229 Improvements to GSP Interchange 125

1. Introduction On Thursday, December 10, 2015, a Public Hearing (Hearing) was held by the Authority (NJTA) for the Garden State Parkway (GSP) Improvements to Interchange 125 project located in the Borough of Sayreville, Middlesex County. The Hearing was held pursuant to the New Jersey Executive Order 172 (EO 172). The Hearing was held at the Borough of Sayreville municipal building, 167 Main Street, Sayreville, New Jersey 08872.

2. Public Hearing Summary Project team members in attendance included representatives from the NJTA and the consultant team. Sixteen (16) members of the general public attended and signed the registration sheets (included in Appendix D). The Hearing included displays of the project showing proposed improvements at Interchange 125. Handouts summarizing the project were available at the registration table. Project team members were available to answer questions and discuss comments and concerns of the attendees during the Hearing. Generally, attendees were supportive of the Interchange 125 improvements. Comments, questions and concerns included the following:

• Overall intent of the project • Status of Interchange 124

Attendees were given the opportunity to fill out comment sheets and to register for oral testimony during the Hearing. The Hearing portion of the meeting consisted of a presentation by the NJTA and their consultants, followed by oral testimony from the public. Two members of the public presented oral testimony at the Hearing. Comments received during the meeting and the subsequent comment period as well as oral testimony comments, are included in Appendix G.

3. Project Need The purpose of the proposed Project is to service existing and proposed future traffic demand on the local road network and on the Parkway, at Interchange 125; improve local traffic safety; and support the economic role of the Parkway in moving commuting and regional traffic within and throughout this portion of New Jersey in the most efficient manner possible. The proposed Project will also address the operational, maintenance and safety requirements of the Authority in its management of the Parkway, particularly as these requirements relate to the anticipated traffic growth at Interchange 125.

4. Project Description Presently, Interchange 125 is a partial interchange that provides limited access to and from the south via a southbound entrance ramp and a northbound exit ramp at Chevalier Avenue. Due to the missing ramps at the existing Interchange 125, traffic travelling southbound that is destined for local and state operated roadways in the vicinity of Interchange 125 must exit at Interchange 124 approximately one mile to the south and utilize the local roadway network to reach their destination. Similarly, traffic using the local roadways near Interchange 125 that are destined for the northbound Parkway must travel south to Interchange 124 to enter the Parkway, or travel approximately three miles north along Route 9 and use Interchange 129 to

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NJTA Contract P300.229 Improvements to GSP Interchange 125

access the northbound Parkway.

Construction of the interchange improvements will be accomplished in multiple stages with all travel lanes being maintained at all times during construction along the GSP and all ramp movements will also be maintained during peak times. The proposed improvements will require the acquisition of adjacent right-of-way parcels in order to construct the new ramps and stormwater management basins. Permits have been obtained or are pending from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), and the Middlesex County Soil Conservation District. The estimated construction cost for the project is $70 to $80 million.

5. Public Notices

5.1 Legal Notice The Legal Notice is included in Appendix A.

5.2 Notice of Public Hearing Invitation letters to local, county, and state public officials sent written notice of the Hearing are included in Appendix B.

6. Public Hearing The Hearing was held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Thursday, December 10, 2015, at the Borough of Sayreville municipal building, 167 Main Street, Sayreville, New Jersey 08872.

Total attendance was thirty-four (34) people (including NJTA representatives). The Hearing began at 6:00 pm with a formal presentation, after which the public was given the opportunity to provide comments. The Hearing was closed at 8:00 pm. The presentation and public comments were recorded by a Certified Court Reporter. A copy of the Hearing transcript is included in Appendix E. Copies of the Hearing handouts can be found in Appendix C.

7. Written Comments and Responses Written comments were accepted by the NJTA until December 28, 2015.

No written comments were received by NJTA.

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8. Public Hearing Comments

Public Comment #1: Mark Kauffman Borough of Sayreville

“I live in the President Park section of town and I just have a concern that the 124 ramps are maintained and stay there. I don’t know if there’s any plans in the future for that.”

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Response Provided at the Hearing: They will remain. And they will be maintained as well.

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APPENDIX A

Notice of Public Hearing

APPENDIX B

Letters Sent to Public Officials

APPENDIX C

Handouts Distributed at Public Hearing

New Jersey Turnpike Authority Public Hearing Project Schedule December 10, 2015

Open New Advertise Construction Award Contract/ Construction Southbound Contract Begin Construction Completion Exit Ramp

January 2016 June 2016 Spring 2017 July 2019

Public Hearing Rules

The following rules will govern the Public Comment portion of the Public Hearing:

1. Anyone wishing to speak must register at the desk located at the entrance to the meeting room.

2. Speakers will be called in the order in which they registered, except for public offi cials who will be given priority. New Jersey Turnpike Authority 3. Speakers are asked to state their full name and address, and spell their last name. All comments will be Garden State Parkway Improvements to Interchange 125 recorded by the Certifi ed Court Reporter. Construction Contract No. P300.229 4. Oral comments for public offi cials will be limited to 10 minutes. Oral comments for the members of the public will be limited to 5 minutes. Remaining time cannot be assigned to another speaker. There is no limit on the length of written comments. Hearing Location 5. The Public Hearing will end when all those registered to comment have done so. Place: Borough of Sayreville Municipal Building

The record shall remain open for fi fteen (15) days after the hearing, until December 28, 2015 and 167 Main Street, Sayreville, NJ 08872 any additional comments must be submitted in writing to: Time: Public Information Center 4:00 - 6:00pm Public Hearing and Presentation 6:00 - 8:00 pm

Vincent Mignella, P.E., Hearing Offi cer New Jersey Turnpike Authority, P.O. Box 5042 PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA: Woodbridge, New Jersey 07095 • Introduction of Purpose and Need - Vincent Mignella, P.E., NJTA • Description of Improvements - Stantec • Public Comment - Open All comments will be addressed in a written Final Hearing Report, which will be issued after the close of • Conclusion - NJTA the comment period. Copies of the fi nal hearing report will be provided to the Borough of Sayreville. MAIN STREET MAIN ST. EXTENSION PROPOSED TRAFFIC DRISCOLL EXTENSION PROPOSED SIGNALIZED WIDENING AND SIGNAL BRIDGE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS RARITAN TOLL PROPOSED RAMP PLAZA CHEVALIER AVE PROPOSED SB TOLL PLAZA WIDENING EXIT RAMP 125 SBX RELOCATE SB ENTRANCE RAMP 125 SBE UND SOUTHBO KWAY SB TOLL LANES TE PAR N STA BOUND RDE NORTH GA RKWAY ATE PA SB EXPRESS E-ZPASS LANES EN ST GARD

GARD PROPOSED RAMP 125NBXA EN ST ATE PA RKWAY G SOUTH US ROUTE 9 ARDEN BOUND STATE PARK WAY NORTH BOUND

WB EB PROPOSED NB ENTRANCE RAMP 125 NBE REALIGN NB EXIT RAMP 125 NBX MODIFY EXISTING REPLACE NB & SB SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION ROUTE 35 PARKWAY BRIDGES

US ROUTE 9 CR 684 MAIN STREET Project Overview Proposed Improvements The purpose of the proposed Project is to service existing and proposed future traffi c demand on the local • CONSTRUCT NEW SOUTHBOUND EXIT RAMP road network and on the Parkway, at Interchange 125; improve local traffi c safety; and support the economic • CONSTRUCT NEW NORTHBOUND ENTRANCE RAMP role of the Parkway in moving commuting and regional traffi c within and throughout this portion of New • WIDEN CHEVALIER AVENUE TO 2 LANES EASTBOUND AND 3 LANES WESTBOUND Jersey in the most effi cient manner possible. The proposed Project will also address the operational, • REPLACE PARKWAY BRIDGE STRUCTURES maintenance and safety requirements of the Authority in its management of the Parkway, particularly as • RELOCATE SOUTHBOUND ENTRANCE RAMP these requirements relate to the anticipated traffi c growth at Interchange 125. • PROVIDE DIRECT CONNECTION FROM NORTHBOUND EXIT RAMP TO MAIN STREET EXTENSION Presently, Interchange 125 is a partial interchange that provides limited access to and from the south via • CONSTRUCT 6 NEW RETAINING WALLS a southbound entrance ramp and a northbound exit ramp at Chevalier Avenue. Due to the missing ramps at the existing Interchange 125, traffi c traveling southbound that is destined for local and state operated roadways in the vicinity of Interchange 125 must exit at Interchange 124 approximately one mile to the south and utilize the local roadway network to reach their destination. Similarly, traffi c using the local roadways Proposed Typical Section near Interchange 125 that are destined for the northbound Parkway must travel south to Interchange 124 to enter the Parkway, or travel approximately three miles north along Route 9 and use Interchange 129 to NB GARDEN STATE PARKWAY OVER CHEVALIER AVENUE AND BYPASS ROADS access the northbound Parkway.

Construction of the improvements will be accomplished in multiple stages with all travel lanes being RAMP SW 2 EB LANES 3 WB LANES RAMP maintained at all times during construction along the GSP and all ramp movements will also be maintained 125 NBXA 125 NBE during peak times. The proposed improvements will require the acquisition of adjacent right-of-way parcels in order to construct the new ramps and stormwater management basins. Permits have been obtained or CHEVALIER AVENUE are pending from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), the United States (LOOKING WEST) Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), and the Middlesex County Soil Conservation District. The estimated construction cost for the project is $70 to $80 million.

APPENDIX D

Sign-in Sheets

PUBLIC OFFICIALS SIGN-IN SHEET

GENERAL PUBLIC SIGN-IN SHEETS

APPENDIX E Transcript of Proceedings of Public Hearing

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13 Stantec By: Adam L. Catherine, PE 14 Associate 1000 Midlantic Drive 15 Suite 300W Mount Laurel, NJ 08054-1520 16 For the City : Mayor Kennedy O'Brien 17 167 Main Street Sayreville, NJ 08872 18

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7 STEVEN GRILLO 21

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9 TOM POLLANDO 23

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1 VINCENT MIGNELLA : Good evening and

2 welcome. Today we're gathered for the

3 public hearing of the New Jersey Turnpike

4 Authority 's Garden State Parkway

5 Interchange 125 improvement project . My

6 name is Vincent Mignella and I'm the New

7 Jersey Turnpike Authority 's Project Manager

8 for these improvements. It is now 6:00

9 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2015. I

10 will be the hearing officer for these

11 proceedings and I thank everyone for

12 participating .

13 This hearing is being conducted

14 pursuant to Executive Order No . 172 and the

15 format of this hearing will follow its

16 require ment s. The purpose of the hearing

17 is for the Authority to receive your

18 opinions, recommendations, suggestions and

19 comments regarding the project within the

20 project limits.

21 Tonight's agenda includes a discussion

22 on the purpose and need of the project and

23 a description of the proposed improvements.

24 After the presentation , public officials

25 and then members of the public will be 5

1 given the opportunity to provide comments

2 for the record. You may also find the

3 Public Hearing Rules information on the

4 handout in the back .

5 The Authority will accept written

6 comments from any members of the public.

7 Members of the public may provide written

8 comments before December 28, 2015, that's

9 the hearing closing date after that, no

10 further comments.

11 We will evaluate all comments received

12 both verbal and written, and we will

13 address them by way of a Hearing Report

14 that will be prepared by the Authority .

15 The Hearing Report preparation will begin

16 after the hearing closing date. A copy of

17 the Hearing Report will be sent to the

18 Borough of Sayreville and Middlesex County

19 and DOT.

20 Assist ing me here tonight is Lamis

21 Malak , the Supervising Engineer with the

22 New Jersey Turnpike Authority . Patrick

23 Byrne, Project Engineer, Adam , the traffic

24 engineer and Russell Saputo represent

25 Stantec, the design consultant for the 6

1 Interchange Project.

2 So, Interchange 125 is a partial

3 interchange located in the Borough of

4 Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey.

5 The Authority has identified operational

6 issues with this location and has evaluated

7 various alternatives in order to improve

8 the Interchange. The Interchange currently

9 has limited access to and from Chevalier

10 Avenue .

11 Presently, there is limited access to

12 and from the south on the Garden State

13 Parkway via a southbound entrance ramp and

14 a northbound exit ramp at Chevalier Avenue .

15 Due to the missing movements at the

16 Interchange, traffic traveling southbound

17 on the Parkway, that is destined for local

18 and state operated roadways in the vicinity

19 of Interchange 125 must exit at Interchange

20 124, which is approximately one mile to the

21 south and then utilize roadways to reach

22 their destination. Similarly, traffic

23 using the local roadways near Interchange

24 125 that are destined for the northbound

25 Parkway must travel south to Interchange 7

1 124 to enter the Parkway, or travel

2 approximately three miles north along Route

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4 northbound Parkway.

5 The purpose of the project is to make

6 improvements that will service existing and

7 proposed future traffic demands on the

8 local roadways and the Parkway.

9 Interchange 125 improvements will address

10 the substandard operation of the

11 Interchange and improve traffic movements

12 and safety.

13 In addition, the mainline parkway

14 bridges over Chevalier Avenue will be

15 replaced in multiple stages in order to

16 maintain all lanes of traffic during the

17 construction period and provide for the new

18 ramps.

19 So, at this time, I would like to

20 introduce Patrick Byrne, Stantec's Project

21 Engineer for the Interchange 125

22 improvements to come forward and expand on

23 the project design.

24 PATRICK BYRNE: Good evening

25 everybody. Just to give you a little bit 8

1 of an overview if you 're not familiar with

2 the area, the project is bounded to the

3 north, Driscoll Bridge along the Parkway,

4 on the south, the Raritan Toll Plaza, on

5 the west, the project area we have the site

6 that was formerly known as a National Lead

7 Site and on the east we have the

8 interchange of Route 9 and Route 35.

9 As Vin mention ed, one of the goals of

10 the project , was to complete the

11 interchange and provide the missing

12 movements , namely the interchange was

13 missing a south bound exit ramp which will

14 provide access from the north, vehicles

15 traveling from the north to the local

16 street and also there was no northbound

17 entrance ramp providing access from the

18 local streets to the northbound park way and

19 point s north. So, this project will

20 include a new south bound exit ramp, it will

21 include a new northbound entrance ramp.

22 In addition, the Garden State Parkway

23 bridge structures over Chevalier Avenue ,

24 this is the south bound , this is the

25 northbound, both of these bridge structures 9

1 will be completely replaced, the geometry

2 of the parkway over Chevalier Avenue and as

3 well as the geometry of Chevalier Avenue as

4 it travels underneath the parkway , will be

5 im prov ed both horizontally and vertically.

6 One of the big benefits of this is the

7 vertical clearance underneath these

8 bridges , currently substandard will be

9 improved to standard conditions.

10 In addition, some of the existing

11 ramps, namely the northbound exit ramp

12 existing today comes north on the park way,

13 exits down on to Chevalier Avenue , the

14 existing southbound entrance ramp from

15 Chevalier Avenue to the park way southbound,

16 these ramps will be either altered or

17 relocated to provide bett er traffic flow

18 from the intersection.

19 Specifically, the north bound exit ramp

20 currently you come off the park way going

21 northbound, you make a right at the bottom

22 of the ramp and you can access Routes 9 and

23 35, if you wanted to go towards point s

24 west, namely Main Street Extension or the

25 church or any of the businesses along Main 10

1 Street Extension, you would make a left at

2 the bottom of this ramp. That will be

3 changed. A new roadway and ramp will take

4 you underneath the new park way structures,

5 along this way to the west to the new

6 signalized intersection.

7 In addition, the southbound entrance

8 ram p will be relocated from this position

9 here so that you 'll have access from Main

10 Street Extension directly onto the parkway

11 southbound via this new signalized

12 intersection. The goal of those ramp

13 relocations is basical ly to try to min imize

14 the amount of traffic that will be on this

15 section of Chevalier Avenue as it travels

16 through.

17 In addition to these improvements,

18 there will be retaining walls constructed

19 along this new southbound exit ramp and the

20 new northbound entrance ramp to minimize

21 impacts to environmentally sensitive areas

22 namely wetlands and open water. Along the

23 Garden State Parkway, there will be ten new

24 sign structures constructed to improve

25 driver awareness and to bring the signs up 11

1 to the current MUTCD Standards.

2 In addition, there will be three storm

3 water management basin s, one located here

4 at the intersection of Main Street

5 Extension and Chevalier Avenue , a second,

6 basin number two which will be located at

7 the bottom of the northbound exit ramp and

8 a third located here at the corner of Route

9 9 and Chevalier Avenue. These basin s will

10 essentially take any of the new storm water

11 generated by this project and it will be

12 treated for groundwater recharge, storm

13 water qualit y, as well as retention so that

14 the peak flows are not impacted in the

15 existing systems once you leave this area.

16 Im prove ment s along Main Street

17 Extension currently you could see from this

18 graphic here, Main Street Extension is two

19 lanes northbound, two lanes southbound with

20 a right hand shoulder. In the proposed

21 condition, we will be main taining two

22 through lanes, north bound and south bound in

23 addition to some turning lanes at the

24 intersections as well as at Chevalier

25 Avenue, there will be a three right turn 12

1 lane, this will take you from Main Street

2 Extension northbound on to Chevalier

3 Avenue.

4 Along Chevalier Avenue , currently

5 today there are two extra wide lanes, one

6 in each direction, both eastbound and

7 westbound. In the future, there will be

8 three westbound lanes and there will be two

9 eastbound lanes, there will be a sidewalk

10 provided along the eastbound Chevalier

11 Avenue and you could also see here that

12 these are the two relocated parkway ramps

13 that will go underneath the Parkway as

14 well. So, these brid ges are getting

15 higher, they're also getting a lot wider to

16 accommodate this additional traffic.

17 Some of the require ment s that will be

18 in place for construction, will be

19 main taining all lanes of traffic on both

20 the park way and on the local streets at all

21 times, that's seven lanes northbound on the

22 park way, seven lanes southbound on the

23 parkway and all of the lanes, like I said,

24 on Chevalier Avenue , Main Street Extension

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1 during off peak and nighttime closures

2 necessary for some of the bridge

3 construction or other work.

4 The bridge s over -- the Parkway

5 bridge s over Chevalier Avenue, because of

6 their size and be cause of the fact that

7 we're maintaining all lanes of Parkway

8 traffic, they will be constructed in three

9 stages. We 're also doing this work so that

10 we minimize impacts to major utilities that

11 are located along Chevalier Avenue . Within

12 Chevalier Avenue there are telephone, gas,

13 water, sanitary sewer and both transmission

14 and electrical distribution.

15 We also, as I said, we have

16 environmentally sensitive areas within the

17 entire project , each quadrant has wetlands,

18 specifically this area here is all

19 wetlands, there are wetlands located within

20 this area here adjacent to the northbound

21 entrance ramp as well as existing wetlands

22 and forested areas here in this quadrant.

23 We will be constructing six new

24 retaining walls as part of this project to

25 minimize the impacts to those areas. This 14

1 line here shows the anticipated schedule,

2 the final design submission was happening

3 in January of 2016, the contract will be

4 advertised, awarded this spring and

5 construction is scheduled to be gin in June

6 of 2016. The new southbound exit ramp, is

7 scheduled to open in May of 2017,

8 approximately one year after construction

9 be gins. The new northbound entrance ramp

10 will open one year after that,

11 approximately November 2018, substantial

12 completion of construction meaning that all

13 ramps, roadways, will be completed and open

14 to traffic in July of 2019.

15 I'm just running right now -- we can

16 show you a simulation of traffic. This is

17 showing you the traffic conditions during

18 the p.m. peak hour and this is at the

19 opening or the completion of construction

20 so this would be the summer of 2019.

21 So, just to orient yo u, this is Main

22 Street Extension heading looking

23 northbound, this is Chevalier Avenue and

24 this is the new south bound exit ramp. This

25 roadway here, this is Main Street 15

1 Extension, this is the Garden State Parkway

2 over here and this is the new signalized

3 intersection that will be constructed. And

4 with that, I'm finished.

5 VINCENT MIGNELLA : Thank you

6 Patrick. At this time, the public is

7 invited to provide comments regarding the

8 physical improvements either orally at this

9 hearing tonight or if you prefer not to

10 speak this evening and would like your

11 comments on the record, provide your

12 comments in writing using the comment cards

13 available at the registration table in the

14 rear.

15 The floor is now open for public

16 comment. The public hearing rules are as

17 follows: Anyone who wishes to speak must

18 register at the table located at the

19 entrance to the auditorium. Please provide

20 all the necessary information listed on the

21 form. Public Officials who have registered

22 to speak will be given the opportunity to

23 speak first. They will be afforded ten

24 minutes of time to speak. Then, members of

25 the public who wish to speak will be given 16

1 an opportunity to speak. They will be

2 afforded five minutes . Please keep in mind

3 that the comment session is not intended to

4 be a question and answer period . We will

5 try to answer what we can, but otherwise we

6 will com plete the answers in the public

7 hearing request.

8 The proceed ings are being recorded by

9 a certified court reporter. When you

10 speak, please state your name, spell your

11 last name and state your town of residency

12 loudly and clearly so that the court

13 reporter can hear you . You have the option

14 of providing written comments using the

15 forms located on the registration table.

16 The written comments will be entered into

17 the record if you don't want to speak. So,

18 all comments will be responded to in the

19 Public Hearing Report but if we can answer

20 any questions, we will try do so to keep it

21 moving .

22 Let's start with the public officials.

23 People are still signing in, we'll wait a

24 moment .

25 MR . WISNIEWSKI : Good evening, thank 17

1 you . My name is John Wisniewski , I'm a

2 Sayreville resident but I'm also a mem ber

3 of the general assembly and I chair the

4 Assembly Transportation Committee.

5 First, let me start by thanking the

6 Turnpike Authority for being here this

7 evening and putting this presentation on.

8 The improvements to exit 125 are important

9 aspects for the Borough of Sayreville.

10 Sayreville is a community of nearly fifty

11 thousand people . The fact that the Garden

12 State Parkway has not matched it's size or

13 its imports and improving exit 125 making

14 it a full interchange will give the

15 community the due recognition that it

16 needs.

17 Getting on and off the Parkway from

18 the Borough of Sayreville has been a

19 haphazard undertaking for many years . The

20 exits and the entrances are not prolocated

21 and so somebody coming in or leaving the

22 community have to travel two distinct paths

23 to get in and get out.

24 So, for the morn ing rush and for the

25 evening rush, a lot of additional confusion 18

1 is created by the current arrangements.

2 The proposal that will pair the entrance

3 with an exit saving drivers time and mon ey

4 will make local commuting a lot more

5 efficient and easier.

6 Local traffic will also be relieved

7 with the improved access to both Routes 9

8 and 35 with the new southbound exit at 125.

9 I really appreciate the fact that the

10 Parkway improvements are forward-looking

11 and that will make using the former

12 National Lead site much more viable and

13 much more accessible, again, eliminating

14 traffic congestion that could save local

15 roads for this project not be done.

16 The redevelopment plans for the former

17 National Lead site will create a

18 destination that will attract visitors and

19 employees from throughout the area and this

20 will be a benefit to the community by also

21 providing the jobs and the economic

22 stimulus without impacting the community.

23 Parkway's plans will accommodate

24 visitors with easy access and minimal

25 impact on the Borough of Sayreville. One 19

1 of the key elements of this plan that I

2 think is important is the fact that there

3 is a cost-sharing agreement. One of the

4 issues that I have long championed as the

5 transportation trust fund. It has limited

6 resources, the cost-sharing agreement with

7 the developer of the National Lead site,

8 Sayreville Seaport will enable those trust

9 fund dollars to go even further.

10 Today and over the coming days, the

11 public will have an opportunity to review

12 and comment on these plans be fore making

13 improvements to exit 125. I personally

14 endorse these plans and I think they are

15 for the betterment of the communit y, not

16 only for the Borough of Sayreville, but for

17 the City of South Amboy and truly all of

18 the communities of the nineteen legislative

19 district.

20 Having lived in Sayreville my entire

21 life, I've experienced firsthand the

22 problems that local residents have

23 accessing the Parkway. Throughout my

24 legislative career, starting in 1996, one

25 of the first meet ings I had was to advocate 20

1 for better access on and off the Parkway.

2 It's 20 year s since then and I'm glad that

3 this project is finally be coming reality.

4 Finally, I would like to thank the

5 Turnpike Authority engineering staff and

6 leadership for the hard work that they have

7 put into this. This design that you see

8 tonight is not the first design. It has

9 gone through many different variations

10 taking into account a variety of different

11 concerns that have been brought up to them,

12 especially by the local Borough Engineer,

13 Dave Samuels, CME Associates and Members of

14 the Sayreville Redevelopment Agency ,

15 chaired by Mike Daddio.

16 I would like to thank the Turnpike,

17 their staff and their leadership for their

18 hard work and the Sayreville officials for

19 their hard work and I look forward to this

20 becoming a reality. Thank you .

21 MR . MIGNELLA : Mr . McGill , please .

22 MR . McGILL : Thank you ladies and

23 gentlemen. I guess we can finally say that

24 Sayreville is coming to the twenty-first

25 century. It's nice leaving Sayreville and 21

1 seeing my house as I go by on the Parkway

2 to go down to the next exit to get back to

3 my home. This entrance and exit, the whole

4 interchange, again, I thank the Authority

5 for this, gives us easy access to both

6 business , for leisure, South Amboy , South

7 River, all of this area, that's only part

8 of the County you could see at one time.

9 You could see it but you couldn't come

10 visit us or if you visited us, you couldn't

11 leave us. So, believe me , my statements

12 are short, but this is long in the making .

13 Thank you very much , it's going to do

14 wonders for my community. I am a

15 Sayreville person . Thank you .

16 MR . MIGNELLA : Councilman-elect, Mr .

17 Grillo.

18 MR . GRILLO: Good evening, my name is

19 Steve Grillo, I'm a Councilman-elect here

20 in the Borough of Sayreville, I'm also --

21 so I was very excited to see the schematics

22 of this job and I was given a very robust

23 discussion on the plan s for this area and

24 Sayreville is a growing community, it's one

25 of the fastest growing in the state, in the 22

1 county, I think that the indicator of that

2 is that private industry wanted to come

3 here and take over the National Lead Site,

4 to create a remarkable commercial

5 opportunity.

6 Of course, with that growth comes the

7 need for proper transportation effort. In

8 reviewing this plan , I think that it's hit

9 all the major points and I think it's going

10 to make Sayreville not only a more

11 efficient place to travel to, but a safer

12 one as well. So, I welcome this, I support

13 this and I hope that during my tenure on

14 the council, I could play a role in this

15 project and move it forward. Thank you .

16 MR . MIGNELLA : Mr . Daddio.

17 MR . DADDIO: Hi, my name is Mi ke

18 Daddio, I'm the Chair man of SERA, I've only

19 been chairman for a couple of years . Mr .

20 Travisano was the chairman for most of this

21 and done a lot of hard work during this

22 project . Been on SERA for fifteen years ,

23 we've seen a lot of developers, we've seen

24 a lot of plan s and it's nice to finally see

25 this coming into fruition. He did a lot of 23

1 work that he didn't get credit for. He

2 worked very closely with us and thank you

3 for having him. Thank you .

4 MR . MIGNELLA : Mr . Pollando.

5 MR . POLLANDO: This is going to be

6 real brief , I'm Tom Pollando, redevelopment

7 agency, former counsel president . I've

8 lived in Sayreville for forty year s. I no

9 longer will have to cut through the rest

10 stop to get where I want to go. I can now

11 go to -- so, every time I go to get off at

12 the rest stop, I'm always looking for the

13 state trooper to pull me over. It's a long

14 time coming, I just want to thank our

15 assemblymen for the hard work, and the

16 redevelopment agency, CME and this is

17 definitely something that this town needs

18 and as far as the point of the project ,

19 this is only going to help this even more .

20 Thank you .

21 MR . MIGNELLA : Mr Newton available?

22 MR . NEWTON :I'm Don Newton , vice

23 chair man for the redevelopment agencies,

24 I've been involved in this procedure from

25 it's inception. I was born right up the 24

1 street here. I know what goes on here, I'm

2 glad to see this finally coming to fruition

3 because it's a long time coming and from

4 the original plan s to the pl an we now have,

5 it's constantly changing, even going to

6 change in the future. You never know

7 what's going to be . So, I'm glad to see

8 the results of the plan so we can start

9 with the Bass Pro Shop which I recommend we

10 put in there. Thank you .

11 MR . MIGNELLA : Any other public

12 officials that wish to speak tonight? With

13 that said, we're going to open the session

14 to the public . Mr . Kauffman.

15 MR . KAUFFMAN: Name 's Mark Kauffman,

16 K-A-U-F-F-M-A-N, lifelong resident of

17 Sayreville. I live in the President Park

18 section of town and I just have a concern

19 that the 124 ramps are maintain ed and stay

20 there. I don't know if there's any plan s

21 in the future for that.

22 MR . MIGNELLA : They will remain.

23 MR . KAUFFMAN: Thank you .

24 MR . MIGNELLA : And they will be

25 maintain ed as well. 25

1 MR . KAUFFMAN: Excellent.

2 Mr . MIGNELLA : Is there anyone else

3 from the public that would like to speak

4 tonight? Again , you don't have to speak,

5 if you like, you can fill out a com ment

6 sheet and send it in so that the comments

7 can be put on the record. At this time, we

8 can sus pend the recording until 8 p.m. and

9 reopen should anyone wish to speak.

10 MS . VANWART : Ursula Vanwart , last

11 name V-A-N-W-A-R-T. I'm a citizen, I'm a

12 taxpayer, I live off of Main Street and I

13 just saw that this was happening in the

14 newspaper today so, I came here to get some

15 information and do you have any kind of

16 information that you can give out about

17 this? I know I miss ed the session.

18 MR . MIGNELLA : There is a handout in

19 the rear, so you can sign in, take a

20 handout, it's got a project overview, it's

21 got some material from the board , which is

22 reduced scale and if you have any questions

23 you can always ask and we can answer the

24 questions.

25 MS . VANWART : And is the public 26

1 hearing sus pended at this time.

2 MR . MIGNELLA : The hearing is in

3 session until 8:00. But the hearing is to

4 really record the public and the local

5 officials comments and concerns. If you

6 have questions, you can ask them now.

7 MS . VANWART : I don't have any

8 questions until I actually look and see

9 what the project proposes .

10 MR . MIGNELLA : We will be on until 8

11 so, if you have any questions, you can come

12 up and ask the questions up until 8:00.

13 MS . VANWART : Great, thank you .

14 MR . MIGNELLA : Anyone else wish to

15 speak? So, as I stated earlier, we can

16 suspend the recordings until either 8 p.m.

17 or until anyone else wishes to speak. I'm

18 going to put the sign in sheets back in the

19 rear, please sign in if you wish to speak.

20 Thank you .

21 MAYOR O'BRIEN: My name is Kennedy

22 O'Brien and I'm the mayor of Sayreville and

23 I want to thank the Turn pike Authority for

24 building this ramp, and the O'Neil Company

25 for deciding to invest several billion 27

1 dollars in our town and most of all, I want

2 to thank Governor Christie for his belief

3 in this project and for helping to make

4 this a reality because it all comes

5 together, New Jersey, the Turnpike

6 Authority and O'Neil Properties, they're

7 ma king this the largest redevelop ment on

8 the East Coast, am I taking too long?

9 MR . MIGNELLA : No , not at all.

10 MAYOR O'BRIEN: So, that's a fact and

11 Brian O'Neil , Jr. Said it's a fact. Thank

12 you for coming to Sayreville.

13 MR . MIGNELLA : It is now 8:00 p.m.,

14 if there are no other oral comments; the

15 public hearing is now closed. As stated

16 earlier, all written comments must be

17 received before December 28, 2015 in order

18 to be included in the public forum record.

19 A Hearing Report will be prepared by the

20 Authority and will be available for the

21 public . Lamis Malak and I want to thank

22 everyone for attending.

23 (Public Hearing was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.) 24

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APPENDIX G Written Comments and Responses

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