DOT Awards Safe Corridor Grants For Route 9 Improvements

Freehold Township, Freehold Borough, Howell, Marlboro and Manalapan in Monmouth County will receive grant money, as more than $5 million is distributed to 64 municipalities throughout the state to promote safety along various Safe Corridor highway segments and promote local street rehabilitation projects, according to NJDOT.

A total of $3 million in Safe Corridor grants will be distributed to 56 municipalities, and $2.13 million in Local Aid Infrastructure grants wil be distributed to eight additional municipalities, according to NJDOT.

In Monmouth County, Howell will receive $136,501; Freehold Township, $130,131; Freehold Borough, $4,853; Manalapan, $91,911 and Marlboro, $72,194.

“The New Jersey Department of Transportation’s top priority is safety, and these grants fund local enforcement and capital improvement projects that help make our roads safer,” NJDOT Commissioner James Simpson said.  “The funding helps local governments achieve their objectives without burdening local property taxpayers.”

Established in 2003, the Safe Corridor grants program targets 14 10-mile segments along highways with histories of high crash rates. They are supported by fines, which are doubled in designated Safe Corridors for a number of moving violations, including speeding.

This year, some towns bordering on Route 1, Route 9, Route 22, Route 40, Route 46, Route 47, Route 73 and Route 206 are receiving funding.

The funding includes a total of 29.91 miles along Route 9 in Ocean, Monmouth and Middlesex Counties.

Municipalities can use grant money to purchase police vehicles, radar equipment, computer hardware and software and to pay salaries.

Areas in greater need receive greater amounts of funding, according to NJDOT.

Click here for the complete list of grant recipients, amounts, and Safe Corridor segments for which grants are being awarded.