East Anderson Street Bridge Repairs Beginning In 2023: Gottheimer

HACKENSACK, NJ — The East Anderson Street Bridge between Hackensack and Teaneck is one of more than 400 New Jersey bridges that will be repaired with federal money.

U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-5th District) and other Bergen County leaders announced Tuesday that construction will begin next year to repair it.

The East Anderson Street Bridge is more than 50 years old, and has cracks in the support beams and on the surface. One lane on each side of the bridge is closed, Gottheimer's office said.

“Our crumbling infrastructure is hurting our families but fixing the East Anderson Street Bridge and others like it is exactly the type of critical project the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is going to support — all without increasing the tax burden on North Jersey residents,” said Gottheimer, who was one of the driving forces behind the bill.

A total of 480 bridges in the Garden State are designated to receive federal dollars from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bridge Replacement, Rehabilitation, Preservation, Protection and Construction Program. The program is part of the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill.

“This bipartisan legislation, that I was proud to have played a key role in helping pass, makes the largest investment in our bridges since the creation of our interstate highway system," Gottheimer said, "a generational investment that will help us grow the economy in the long term, help create new jobs, help save our families money when they aren’t repairing their cars from potholes and overall improve the everyday lives of North Jersey.”

New Jersey will get $1.14 billion over five years to address its highway bridge needs, including $229.4 million for Fiscal Year 2022.

The money will help improve the condition of about 480 bridges in "poor condition" and to preserve and improve about 4,500 bridges in "fair condition," Gov. Phil Murphy said.

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Work on the bridge is scheduled to begin in 2023 and the project will cost about $40 million, Gottheimer's office said in a news release.

“This bill will help create two million jobs a year for the next ten years by making historic investments in not just our roads and bridges, but also in our public transit, broadband access, climate resiliency, electric vehicle infrastructure, water systems, and more. It will allow us to build infrastructure across America that is ready for the 21st century all while helping to grow our economy,” Gottheimer added in the news release.