Berkeley Will Use Grant Money For Holiday City Road Upgrade

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ - A grant from the state Department of Transportation will pay for the bulk of improvements to Fort De France Avenue, a major roadway in Holiday City, Mayor Carmen F. Amato Jr. said.

Berkeley will receive $340,000 for the project, which will cost $420,000. The balance of the funding will come from the township's capital budget, he said.

"I was pleased to receive notification from the Department of Transportation notifying us of the grant award," the mayor said. "I want to thank the department for looking favorably upon our application and our Township Engineer Alan Dittenhofer for submitting our application."

Fort De France will be milled and repaved. Sidewalk work will be done and handicapped ramps will be installed at the intersections, Amato said.

"As I have said numerous times, Berkeley Township is 42 square miles and has 271 miles of roadways including 300 Courts, cul-de-sacs and dead ends," Amato said. "We rely on alternate funding such as grants to assist the township in funding these capital projects."

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