Politics & Government
State To Shut Down 3 Road Projects In Belleville, Nutley
Projects to be placed on hold include road repairs on Wallace, Carpenter and Clinton Streets and Tappan Avenue in Belleville.

Belleville, NJ - New Jersey’s recent transportation funding issues are about to impact Belleville and Nutley.
The Governor's Office has released a list of transportation projects that will shut down Friday due to a lack of funding after legislators failed to see eye to eye on a gas tax increase to fuel the state's Transportation Trust Fund (TTF).
The temporary shutdown of $3.5 billion worth of projects will impact both Department of Transportation and NJ Transit initiatives. Work on projects funded by the TTF will stop by 11:59 p.m. on Friday for at least seven days, the governor's office said.
Find out what's happening in Belleville-Nutleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The shutdown follows an Executive Order by Gov. Chris Christie, who last week pledged work would be halted if legislators didn't approve a 23-cent gas tax to fund the state's Transportation Trust Fund, which expired Friday.
- See related article: $3.5B In N.J. Road Projects To Shut Down Friday
TOWN PROJECTS AFFECTED
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Affected local projects include:
- Wallace Street and Carpenter Street (Belleville) - $251,540 current contract
- Clinton Street and Tappan Avenue (Belleville) - $246,885
- Nutley Big Tree Garage Oil/Water Separator (Nutley) - $1,700,000
ESSEX COUNTY PROJECTS
Note: Some roads/projects are listed for multiple fiscal years
Other projects that will be shut down in Essex County include:
Wallace Street and Carpenter Street (Belleville) - $251,540 current contract
Clinton Street and Tappan Avenue (Belleville) - $246,885
Replacement of Hoover Avenue Bridge over Third River (Bloomfield) – 772,500
Myrtle Street/JFK Drive North and South Intersection (Bloomfield) - $273,754
Newark Light Rail Bloomfield Station ADA Improvements (Bloomfield) - $9,700,000
Bloomfield Station Tunnel Renovation (Bloomfield) - $3,700,000
Taxiway N/H Lighting Phase II (Caldwell) - $42,693
RW 10-28 Crack Repair & Rejunvenation & RW 10-28 Threshold Lighting (Caldwell) - $5,850
Commerce Road (Cedar Grove) – $235,000
“Various Streets” (East Orange) - $412,350
Lehigh Drive, Section 2 (Fairfield) - $226,000
Rt 46, Rt 287 to Rt 23, Pompton Ave, ITS (Fairfield, Parsippany, Troy Hills) - $252,266
“Various Streets” (Glen Ridge) - $232,000
Lyons Avenue Bridge Over Elizabeth River (Irvington) - $435,000
Orange Garage Oil Water Separator (Irvington) - $1,400,000
Park Place (Irvington) - $377,637
“Various Streets” (Irvington) - $357,820
Orange Garage HVAC Unit Replacement (Irvington) - $2,100,000
Rt 10, Chelsea Dr to Kelly Drive (Livingston, West Orange) - $119,968
Maplewood Hilton Garage HVAC Unit Replacement (Maplewood) - $2,500,000
Maplewood Facility Roof Replacement Phase 1 (Maplewood) - $1,600,000
Bus Operations Control Center Upgrade (Maplewood) - $2,500,000
Maplewood Facility Roof Replacement Phase 2 (Maplewood) - $6,000,000
Hilton Garage Underground Storage Tank Replacement (Maplewood) - $1,700,000
Replacement of Cherry Lane Bridge (Millburn) - $1,000,000
Great Hills Road, Section 3 (Millburn) - $207,100
Maintenance Roadway Repair Contract North, Sub-Region N-3, Contract No. N312, U.S. 22 & I-78 Local (Millburn, Union, Springfield, Westfield, Scotch Plains, Mountainside) - $361,044
Gates Avenue, Section 2 (Montclair) - $221,544
“Various Streets” (Newark) – $1,354,440
“Various Streets” (Newark) – $1,341,640
Structural Repairs & Masonry Restoration (Newark) - $2,746,649
McClellan Street Underpass (Newark) - $69,200
Rt 27, Dehart Place to Rt 21 (Newark, Elizabeth) - $316,317
NJDOT Site Remediation (Newark) - $22,567
NJDOT Site Remediation (Newark) - $144,714
Ironbound Garage HVAC Unit Replacement (Newark) - $700,000
Newark Light Rail Backup Power/Signal System (Newark) - $1,400,000
Newark Light Rail Track State of Good Repair Phase I (Newark) - $3,300,000
Newark Light Rail Maintenance of Way Building Construction (Newark) - $2,900,000
Roosevelt Ave Bridge Design (Newark) - $800,000
Hunter Flyover - Planning and Environmental (Newark) - $2,000,000
Newark Light Rail Track State of Good Repair Phase II (Newark) - $10,200,000
Newark Light Rail Branch Brook Park Station Repairs (Newark) - $700,000
Newark Light Rail Norfolk Station Structural Repairs (Newark) - $1,700,000
Newark Light Rail Vehicle HVAC Replacement (Newark) - $2,100,000
Newark Light Rail Vehicle Base Facility Training Center (Newark) - $500,000
Ferry St Freight Elevator Replacement (Newark) - $500,000
Roosevelt Ave Bridge Rehabilitation (Newark) - $5,300,000
Newark Light Rail Norfolk Street ADA Design (Newark) - $600,000
Newark Light Rail Park Avenue Station Design (Newark) - $1,000,000
Newark Light Rail Communication System Upgrade Phase 1 (Newark) - $400,000
Newark Draw Replacement Study (Newark) - $900,000
Mill Road Design (Newark) - $1,500,000
NJTPD Broad Street Newark Rehabilitation (Newark) - $300,000
Newark Penn Sta. Boiler Building Demolition (Newark) - $1,900,000
Newark Headquarters Capital Lease (Newark) - $4,900,000
Nutley Big Tree Garage Oil/Water Separator (Nutley) - $1,700,000
Orange Bus Garage Underground Storage Tank Replacement (Orange) – $1,500,000
Orange Garage Stair Tower Repair (Orange) - $800,000
“Various Streets” (Orange) - $319,330
“Various Streets” (Orange) - $311,444
Monroe Avenue, Section 2 (Roseland) - $232,000
Becker Farm Road, Section 2 (Roseland) - $217,000
Academy Street (South Orange) - $242,000
Claremont Avenue, Section 2 (Verona) - $226,000
Westover Avenue (West Caldwell) - $226,000
Belgrade Terrace and Cherry Street (West Orange) - $226,000
New Oil-Fired Unit Heater Installation (West Orange) - $33,390
Rt 280 Rockfall Mitigation (West Orange) - $191,975
Mississippi Loop Facility Repair (West Orange) - $200,000
- The full list of NJDOT projects that will shut down can be found here.
- The full list of NJ Transit projects that will shut down can be found here.
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