$334K in Grants Awarded to Morris Plains, Twp. for Road Improvements

Some much needed funding is coming to Morris Township and Morris Plains to help repair roadways in town, with a total of $334,145 being granted to the two towns. 

In Morris Township, Phase II of the Spring Brook Road Improvement project will receive a booster of $199,145, and improvements to the American Road in Morris Plains will receive $135,000. 

The grants come under Governor Chris Christie’s $81.6 million in funds directed toward municipal aid, transit village, local bikeway, and safe streets to transit projects. 

In total, 391 local aid grants were awarded to New Jersey towns to “help municipalities advance a variety of transportation projects without burdening local property taxpayers,” said a statement from the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

Some 377 municipalities competed for $78.6 million in municipal aid grants, the statement said, while 14 more grants worth $3 million were awarded under the transit village, local bikeway, and safe streets to transit programs.

Throughout the state, 653 applications worth $255 million in work were submitted. Thirty Morris County towns received a total of $5,049,145 in grants, the DOT said.