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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
New Jersey Turnpike Authority
Notice of Public Hearing under EO-172 for Grade-Separated U-Turn Program at Milepost 43.0 and 46.1 (Westampton Township and Springfield Township, Burlington County) and No Net Loss for Grade Separated U-Turn Program at Milepost 46.1 along the New Jersey Turnpike (Springfield Township, Burlington County).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (the “Authority”) will hold a Public Hearing in compliance with New Jersey No Net Loss Reforestation Act (N.J.S.A 13:1L-14.1 et seq.) and Executive Order No. 172 (Kean 1987) for the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed project, which includes the construction of grade-separated U-Turns at Milepost 43.0 and Milepost 46.1 along the New Jersey Turnpike (the “Project”).
The Project will construct new U-Turn bridges for official use only (e.g., emergency and maintenance vehicles). The Project area at Milepost 46.1 includes disturbance of 6.3 acres of forested land in Springfield Township 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. Project plans are available for review by the public at https://www.njta.com/capitalprojects or at the Authority’s Administrative Offices, located at 1 Turnpike Plaza, Woodbridge, NJ 07095.
The Grade-Separated U-Turn Program will construct seven new U-Turns to replace 23 existing cut-throughs in the median barrier. Grade-separated U-Turns are a traffic design element that allows authorized vehicles to safely change directions on the Turnpike Mainline between interchanges. Authority design standards require them to facilitate critical maintenance activities and allow for prompt responses to vehicle accidents, fire, and other emergency concerns. They will be constructed as a structure over the Turnpike Mainline or as an underpass under the Mainline. While two grade-separated U-Turns currently exist between Interchanges 1-5, this Program will increase the frequency of these U-Turns to better align with other sections further north on the Turnpike. The Grade-Separated U-Turn Program will permanently eliminate the at-grade median cut-throughs that are currently used.
The Public Hearing will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, June 16, 2025, at the Springfield Township Municipal Building at 2159 Jacksonville Jobstown Road, Jobstown, New Jersey 08041. An open house will be held starting at 6:00 p.m. with a presentation by Authority representatives at 6:30 p.m. The public will be given the opportunity to provide both oral and written comments.
During that time, written comments may be submitted electronically to Structuresdesign@njta.com or mailed to Prayag Sayani, 1 Turnpike Plaza, P.O. Box 5042, Woodbridge, NJ 07095. All comments received at the Public Hearing or submitted prior to the close of the 60-day public comment period will become part of the public record. The Authority will review and consider all comments made and will prepare responses, which will be posted at https://www.njta.com/capitalprojects and kept on file at the Authority’s Administrative Offices, with copies forwarded to the municipalities and counties in which the Project is located.
James D. Carone,
Executive Director