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Public Forum scheduled on Grade Separated U-Turn Program on NJ Turnpike in Lawnside

Jan 06 2025

NOTICE OF PUBLIC FORUM

New Jersey Turnpike Authority

Notice of Public Forum on EO-172 and No Net Loss for Grade Separated U-Turn Program at Milepost 29.1 along the New Jersey Turnpike (Borough of Lawnside, Camden County).

Take Notice that the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (Authority), as part of the New Jersey No Net Loss Reforestation Act (N.J.S.A 13:1L-14.1 et seq.) and Executive Order No. 172 (Kean 1987), will conduct a Public Forum to present their plans for deforestation and construction of a grade-separated U-Turn at Milepost 29.1 along the New Jersey Turnpike (the Project).

The Project will construct a new U-Turn bridge which is intended to replace the traffic movement previously provided by the median cut-throughs and will only be for official use (e.g., emergency and maintenance vehicles).

The Project area at Milepost 29.1 includes 1.1 acres of forested land subject to the No Net Loss Compensatory Reforestation Program. The area of disturbance is no larger than is necessary to construct the Project, as the Authority has taken every effort to reduce the impact to forested areas.

The Public Forum will be held on the following date:

Tuesday, January 28, 2025, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Borough of Lawnside Municipal Building 2nd Floor Council Chambers at 4 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Road Lawnside, NJ 08045

At the Public Forum, representative(s) from the Authority will be available to provide project information and answer questions. The public will be given the opportunity to provide both oral and written statements. The public comment period regarding the No Net Loss and EO172 processes will remain open for sixty (60) days following the Public Forum and will close on March 29, 2025. Written statements may be submitted either at the Public Forum or may be sent to Oleem O’Garro, P.E. at the address provided below.

For further information on the Project, please contact:

 

Oleem O’Garro, P.E. Project Engineer - Structures

Structuresdesign@njta.com

1 Turnpike Plaza,

P.O. Box 5042 Woodbridge, NJ 07095