Union County Road Work Affected by Shutdown Friday

Union County, NJ - Gov. Chris Christie is playing hardball with the New Jersey Legislature, and is vowing to go through with a planned shutdown of all roadwork projects in the state starting Friday, after the Senate refused his proposal to raise the state’s gas tax.

How will this affect you? Here's a list of all the roadwork projects in Union County that will be shut down, effective Friday. Bridge and tunnel maintenance work will also be suspended statewide. (All federally funded work, or projects necessary for safety reasons will continue, Christie said.)

NJ Transit repairs are also affected: A $6.6 million rehab to the Cranford train station will be delayed, as will the $12.9 Morris Ave Bridge Reconstruction over the Morristown rail line in Summit.

And expect bumpier roads if the shutdown is prolonged: A $5.6 million roadway resurfacing project through Mountainside, Scotch Plains, Westfield, Springfield, Union and Millburn will be shut down.

Union County roadwork projects to be suspended Friday:

2014 Road Resurfacing Union County N/A $2,953,158.64
County Roads Resurfacing - 2013 - Phase 2 Union County N/A $3,106,312.41
Diamond Hill Road and McMane Avenue Intersection Improvements Union County N/A $325,274.92
West Grand Avenue & Elizabeth Avenue Union County N/A $375,233.10
County Roads Resurfacing 2014 Union County N/A $5,075,586.00

Broadway and Terminal Avenue Union Clark Township $195,000.00
E Jersey Ave/Winfeild Scott Plaza & Jackson Ave/Monroe Ave Union Elizabeth City $374,790.00
Westminster Avenue, Sec. 2 & 3 Union Hillside Township $115,000.00
Various Streets - 2014 - Kenilworth Union Kenilworth Borough $225,000.00
Cedar Avenue Union Mountainside Borough $201,195.00
Mountain Avenue Bridge Union, Springfield Township $1,000,000.00
Various Streets - 2014 - Summit Union Summit City $250,000.00
Walker Avenue (Section 2) Union Union Township $250,000.00

Gordon Street over "Out of Service" Conrail Branch, Replacement Union Roselle Borough, Roselle Park Borough $754,963.00

PRO-2015-Snyder Avenue (Sec 6)-03689 Union Berkeley Heights Township $215,000.00
PRO-2015-Second St (Sec 2)-03796 Union City of Plainfield $297,500.00
Various Streets - 2015 Union Cranford Township $180,000.00
Various Streets - 2015 - Garwood Union Garwood Borough $215,000.00
Various Streets - 2014 & 2015 - Kenilworth Union Kenilworth Borough $180,000.00
Various Streets - 2015 - Linden Union Linden City $215,000.00
Wood Valley Road (Sec 3) Union Mountainside Borough $180,000.00
Various Streets - 2015 - Roselle Union Roselle Borough $239,903.00
PRO-2015-Ashwood Ave (Sec 2)-03799 Union Summit City $220,000.00
Washington Avenue (Section 2) Union, Union Township $215,000.00

Chilton Ave, Bridge over Abandoned Elizabeth Industrial Track Union Elizabeth City $91,612.00

Rt 22 Bridge over Echo Lake Union Mountainside Boro $350,713.00

Rt 27 NB, Bridge over Former CNJRR (Abandoned) Union Elizabeth City $144,855.00
Rt 27, Dehart Place to Rt 21 Union, Essex Elizabeth City, Newark City $316,317.00

Rt 35, Rt 9 to Colonia Blvd Middlesex, Union Sayreville Boro, Perth $100,211.00

Rt 82 Rahway River Bridge Union Union Twp, Springfield Twp $172,219.00