Road Construction, Council Meeting: Princeton This Week

PRINCETON, NJ — Good morning, Princeton. Check out what's happening in the Municipality through our Monday manual.

Council Meeting

Council will be meeting Monday at 7 p.m. Click here for agenda and Zoom link.

Historic Preservation Commission

The Municipality's Historic Preservation Commission will be meeting Monday at 4 p.m. Click here for agenda.

Branch & leaf Collection

Section 1 in Princeton should place their branches and logs (smaller than 6” diameter) curbside for collection no later than 7 a.m. on Monday. Only one pile measuring 3’ high by 3’ wide by 12’ long is allowed per property. Place the material at least 10 feet away from storm drain inlets, fire hydrants, and crosswalks.

Construction

Summer construction projects will continue around Princeton this week. Much of the construction is related to private development or public utility improvements, the Engineering & Infrastructure Operations Department said.

“It’s challenging to coordinate all of the construction,” said Assistant Municipal Engineer Jim Purcell. “Things change day-to-day depending on weather or availability of materials and personnel. Our staff, particularly Tiffany Smith and Ian Baker, stay in touch with construction managers daily. Still, once in a while construction crews will show up without notifying us and we jump into action to keep the public notified.”

The Witherspoon Street Improvements are ongoing with storm sewer and sidewalk construction. Traffic will alternate in one lane through the construction area between Leigh Avenue and Green Street.

• Spring Street Garage: Concrete demolition work will begin at the municipal Spring Street Parking Garage. Up to 100 spaces will be unavailable for parking on the upper levels of the garage.
• Gas System Modernization Project: Waters & Bugbee, PSE&G’s contractor, is replacing gas mains on Moore Street and Walnut Lane, expecting to be done by Friday, August 18. They will also be working on Boudinot Street and Morven Place during the week. Drivers need to be aware that some roads will be closed and detours will be in place.
• Terhune Road and North Harrison Road Closures: The North Harrison Street southbound lanes near Terhune Road will be closed for underground utility work, and traffic will be detoured to Ewing Street. Terhune Road will be reduced to one lane of alternating traffic, with complete closures when utility trenches across the road are being dug.
• Graduate Hotel: Structural work has been completed at the Graduate Hotel and the large crane has been removed from the construction site. The sidewalk on Nassau Street is nearly completed and most of it has been opened. The last work area at the corner of Chambers Street and Nassau Street will be under construction. Chambers Street will be subject to periodic closures for delivery of materials and for PSE&G to install transformers. Some closures may be for full days. Bank Street may be closed at times while the parking lot behind 12 Nassau Street is repaired and resurfaced.
• University Place and Dickinson Street Tree Work: On Wednesday, University Place and Dickinson Street will be closed to through traffic between 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. to remove trees that have become hazardous. Parking along University Place and Dickinson Street will be prohibited during this time and the parking spaces will be blocked off on Tuesday night. Princeton University will be replanting trees along the corridor at a later date.