County to Resurface 21 Miles of Road in 2012

Burlington County plans to resurface 21.4 miles of road in 14 municipalities in 2012, including several in Cinnaminson and Moorestown, as well as neighboring communities.

The county will fund the $6.1 million project with $4.5 million from the annual NJ Transportation Trust Fund and the remaining $1.6 million would be paid for by the county.

“We will continue to dedicate our state funds to the essential maintenance of our county roads that are in the most need of repaving,’’ Freeholder Deputy Director Joseph B. Donnelly said. “This plan has proved to be far less costly than major reconstruction of roads if they are left in disrepair."

Utility companies and the 14 municipalities in which construction will be scheduled will be notified to avoid conflicting with any other road construction projects. The program plan—prepared by county engineer Joseph T. Brickley—will now be submitted to the state Department of Transportation for approval.

Roads are selected to be resurfaced based on the engineers’ evaluation of road surface conditions.

County roads scheduled to be resurfaced in 2012 include:

• 2.8 miles of Riverton Road (CR603) from Route 130 in Cinnaminson to Bridgeboro Road (CR613) in Moorestown
• 1.8 miles of Camden Avenue/Main Street (CR537) from Maple Shade border with Camden County to Lenola Road (CR608) in Moorestown
• 0.9 miles of Church Street (CR607) from Route 38 in Moorestown to the NJ Turnpike overpass in Mount Laurel
• 1.1 miles of Church Road (CR616) from the Maple Shade border with Camden County to Fellowship Road in Mount Laurel
• 0.5 miles of Church Road (CR616) in Mount Laurel from Springdale Road (CR673) to Route 73
• 1.3 miles of Church Road (CR616) in Mount Laurel from Route 73 to Church Street (CR607)
• 0.6 miles of Bordentown Road (County Route 657) from Route 130 to Columbus Road (CR543) in Burlington City
• 2.0 miles of Burlington-Mount Holly Road (CR541) from I-295 overpass in Burlington Township to Route 130 in Burlington City 
• 0.4 miles of Warren Street (CR543) from Wilmerton Street in Beverly to Kleim Street in Edgewater Park
• 3 miles of Beverly-Rancocas Road (CR626) in Willingboro from Route 130 to Garfield Drive
• 0.6 miles of Washington Street from Cumberland Avenue in Hainesport to Madison Avenue (CR691)
• 1.1 miles of Rancocas Road (CR626) from Lambert Drive in Westampton to High Street in Mount Holly
• 0.2 miles of King Street (CR691) in Mount Holly from Marne Highway (CR537) to Rancocas Road (626)
• 0.7 miles of Ridge Road (CR642) in Southampton from Buddtown Road (CR642) to Ridge Road (CR643)
• 4 miles of Chatsworth-Barnegat Road (CR532) in Woodland from Route 72 to Main Street (CR563)
• 0.4 miles of Main Street/Chatsworth-New Gretna Road (CR563) in Woodland from Lake Avenue to Fourth Street

The county highway network includes 508.4 miles of county roads, 364 bridges, 700 culverts, more than 243 traffic control devices and 17,000 signs.