Princeton’s Witherspoon Street Phase II Project Wraps Up With Cost Savings

PRINCETON, NJ — After months of construction, detours, and disruption, Witherspoon Street is back — and Princeton taxpayers have something extra to celebrate. The Phase II roadway overhaul came in more than $231,000 under budget.

The Mayor and Council of Princeton recently approved a final change order and closed out the Phase II Roadway Improvements to Witherspoon Street project, authorizing a final payment of $270,641.45 to S. Brothers, Inc. of South River.

The final contract amount of $4,071,410.95 reflects a reduction from the original $4,302,771.18 contract price — a savings driven by reduced material quantities based on actual field conditions.

The project was competitively bid under New Jersey Public Contracts Law, drawing six bids before the contract was awarded to S. Brothers.

Princeton's Engineering Department completed its final inspection and signed off on the project's closeout documents, recommending the final payment and the release of S. Brothers' performance bond.

Deputy Administrator and Municipal Engineer Deanna Stockton certified the work complete in a memo to the Mayor and Council dated Feb. 9.

The two-year maintenance period for the project took effect Dec. 10, 2024. As required, S. Brothers has submitted a maintenance bond in the amount of $581,750.43, guaranteeing the work through the close of the maintenance window.

Witherspoon Street, one of Princeton's most heavily traveled corridors, runs through the heart of the downtown and connects residential neighborhoods to Nassau Street's commercial district.

The Phase II improvements are part of a broader effort to modernize the roadway's infrastructure.

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