The New Jersey Department of Transportation has issued more than $47 million in grants for county bridge maintenance projects.
The grants are part of the Local Bridges, Future Needs program, which provides funds for improving county-jurisdiction bridges. According to an NJDOT press release, the $47.3 million in grant money marks the largest series of bridge grant awards in the state’s history.
Improving infrastructure and transit systems was one of current and newly elected Governor Phil Murphy’s priorities.
According to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association’s 2018 bridge report, 8.8 percent of New Jersey’s bridges are structurally deficient.
