No Knollwood Work This Year

It's official: work to widen and repave Knollwood Drive in Watchung will not be done this year.

With an estimate cost of $775,000 for the work, the borough isn't going to undertake the job without getting some financial help, Borough Councilman William Nehls said at the council's May 3 meeting. 

The borough had applied for a grant for the project, but did not receive it. Nehls said the borough would reapply next year.

"We may have to do some patching," Nehls said.

On the other hand, the borough will undertaking a $50,000 drainage project to eliminate a drainage problem on Glen Eagle Drive, caused by runoff from springs near Washington Rock Park. The runoff has caused lots of problems—especially in winter as the water freezes on the road.

Nehls said the borough will also move forward with a milling and repaving work on Hill Hollow Road, at an estimated cost of $155,000. The work will repair two sections of the road, from Nottingham to Johnson and from Valley Road to the bridge.