Somerset County, NJ Picket Place Bridge Replacement Project Branchburg Township and Hillsborough Township, New Jersey

What’s New

Project updates will be posted here as they become available.

Local Preliminary Engineering Phase

Picket Place Bridge Study graduates from Local Concept Development (LCD) to Local Preliminary Engineering (LPE) Phase on July 1, 2020.


Local Concept Development Study

LCD Public Information Meeting No. 2 Announcement

All are welcome and encouraged to attend this open-house style meeting to learn about the project, provide input and ask questions to the project team representatives. Please click here to view project documents.

Public Information Meeting (PIM) No. 2

Preliminary Preferred Alternative (PPA)

Date:

October 17, 2019

Time:

5:00-8:00pm

Location:

Hillsborough Township Municipal Complex

(Municipal Courtroom)

379 South Branch Road

Hillsborough, NJ 08844 

PURPOSE OF THE MEETING:

  • Present conceptual improvement alternatives
  • Obtain public comments via print comment forms

LCD Public Information Meeting No. 1 Announcement

All are welcome and encouraged to attend this open-house style meeting to learn about the project, provide input and ask questions to the project team representatives. Please click here to view project documents.

Public Information Meeting (PIM) No. 1

Purpose and Need Statement

Date:

May 2, 2019

Time:

5:00-8:00pm

Location:

Branchburg Municipal Building,

(Branchburg Executive Courtroom)

1077 US Highway 202 N

Branchburg, NJ 08876 

PURPOSE OF THE MEETING:

  • Obtain input for project Purpose and Need Statement and provide print and web comment forms
  • Present project information
  • Present project history, status, studies and concepts via display boards

Timeline

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

  • Local Concept Development

    Completed Summer 2020

  • Local Preliminary Engineering

    Current Phase: Fall 2024 to Summer 2026

  • Final Design

    Anticipated Start 2028

  • Construction

    Anticipated Start Design Dependent