Bailey Hollow Road Work Starts in June

After being delayed for several months due to the weather conditions, the reconstruction of Bailey Hollow Road will start in June.

"Bailey Hollow was tentatively scheduled to be done last fall, but then when we got hit with the hurricane and nor'easter it turned the whole schedule off," said Township Administrator Timothy Quinn.

Quinn said reconstruction of the road will start once school gets out. The plans for the road include curving, drainage, and working on the roadway bed. 

Last year, the DOT awarded the township a $230,000 grant for the road, which only covers a fraction of the total cost. Quinn said that the road renovation is roughly an $800,000 project.

The township spent about $50,000 for survey and design work, and also for some minor improvements on the road in 2011, but this summer they plan to finish the reconstruction.

At a township committee in April, a contract for the project was awarded. The road had to go through several stages in planning and design back in 2011. 

Quinn said Morris Township is generally awarded one grant per year from the DOT for road renovations. This year, the township was , which is still in the designing phase of the planning process.

Reconstruction on Bailey Hollow Road will be similar to Mill Road, except Mill Road will have sidewalks in addition to the other renovations.