Carteret Building 5-Mile Boardwalk Along Its Arthur Kill Waterfront

CARTERET, NJ — Much has been reported about Carteret Mayor Dan Reiman's ambitions to build a ferry terminal and launch daily ferry service to New York City.

Under the Reiman administration, Carteret is also building a five-mile walking path that will run along its Arthur Kill waterfront, to be called the "Riverwalk."

The middle portion of the walkway is located at Waterfront Park, and has been open for a while now. It has a garden, bocci court, volleyball court, fitness stations and even a putting green.

This spring, the town just completed the southern portion, which will open soon. In April, construction started on the northern stretch of the walkway, which will run up to Noes Creek.

"Working with the state, we’ve completed about a mile and a half of boardwalk now, and we’re adding another mile going north," said Reiman Monday. "Once it’s completed, we’ll have two and a half miles.”

If all goes according to plan, the Carteret Riverwalk will stretch for five miles total, from the abandoned Conrail train line, go past the Waterfront Park and fishing pier and end at Noes Creek. A portion of the walkway will extend out over the Arthur Kill for a scenic overlook.

“We would create this five-mile loop,” Mayor Dan Reiman said this week. “In essence, we would create this five-mile Rails to Trails to boardwalk concept.”

Carteret has plans to acquire the abandoned Conrail line that runs parallel to Peter J. Sica Industrial Highway and to the waterfront.

The goal is to transform Carteret's previously industrial waterfront area into a public space for recreation, business and play.

“The new walkway will increase the public's access to the Arthur Kill and offer a passive recreational resource for all ages," said Reiman.

DuPont Corporation donated a chunk of remediated land north of Waterfront Park; that is where Reiman plans to one day build the ferry terminal. The mayor hopes that after ferry service is launched, a hotel and even a movie studio will follow along the waterfront. So far, no company has signed on to either.

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