Title
Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application for Grant Funds
Purpose: To provide for NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Newark City Five Ward Paving Project - MA 2027
Entity Name: State of New Jersey, Department of Transportation, Local Aid and Economic Development
Entity Address: 1035 Parkway Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Grant Amount: $1,741,019.00
Total Project Cost: $1,741,019.00
City Contribution: $0
Other Funding Source/Amount: NA
Grant Period: FY 2027 - undetermined
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
This Resolution authorizes the City of Newark to apply for grant funding in the amount of $1,741,019.00 from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for Newark City Five Ward Paving Project - MA 2027, with no municipal funds required.
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WHEREAS, the State of New Jersey Department of Transportation's ("NJDOT") Fiscal Year 2027 State Aid to Municipal Aid Program (the "NJDOT Municipal Aid Program") provides grant funding for the improvement and construction of local, municipal, and county road and bridge projects; and
WHEREAS, various roads in the City of Newark ("City") require improvement, including drainage improvements, installation of Americans with Disabilities Act compliant ramps, resurfacing, improving crosswalks and pavement markings; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to obtain funding from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for the Project submitted by the City, identified by the City's file name: "MA-2027 Five Ward Paving Project" (the "City Road Project"). The roads are located in all five wards within the City as set forth in detail in the list below;
CITY OF NEWARK
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
DIVISION OF TRAFFIC AND SIGNALS
FIVE WARD PAVING PROJECT - MA-27
NO.
WARD
DIST.
STREET NAME
FROM
TO
|1010|C|1010|COURT ST
Dr MLK Blvd
Mayor KAG Blvd|1010|C|10 10|KIPP ST
Rose St
Muhammad Ali Ave
|1010|E|1010|FLEMING AVE
Market St
Ferry St|1010|E
10
PULASKI ST
E Kinney St
Chestnut St
|1010|N|1010|HELLER PKWY
N 6th St
Forest Hill Pkwy|1010|N|1010|MT PROSPECT AVE
Elwood Ave
Heller Pkwy
|1010|S
48
DAYTON ST
Evergreen Ave
Frelinghuysen Ave|1010|S
48
FOSTER ST
Dayton St
Frelinghuysen Ave
|10 10|W
10
6TH AVE W
N 11th St
City Limits
10
W
34
PUTNAM ST
Norman Rd
Marsac Pl
and
WHEREAS, on or about June 30, 2026, on behalf of the City, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering submitted an application to NJDOT requesting grant funding in the amount of One Million, Seven Hundred Forty-One Thousand, Nineteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,741,019.00) from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program for street resurfacing within the City of Newark, and identified as the "City Road Project," with no City funds required; and
WHEREAS, as a part of the grant application, a copy of which is attached hereto, the City must submit a Municipal Council Resolution authorizing the submission of the grant application.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering are hereby authorized to submit an electronic grant application identified as MA-2027 Five Ward Paving Project, (the "City Road Project") on behalf of the City of Newark to the New Jersey Department of Transportation requesting grant funding in the amount of One Million Seven Hundred Forty-One Thousand Nineteen Dollars and Zero Cents ($1,741,019.00) from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program (a copy of the application is attached hereto and made a part hereof).
2. The Municipal Council hereby ratifies its authorization of this application from the date of application submission to the date of adoption of this authorizing Resolution.
3. The Acting Director of the Department of Engineering shall cause a final copy of the grant application to be filed in the Office of the City Clerk.
STATEMENT
This Resolution ratifies and authorizes the Mayor of the City of Newark and/or his designee, the Acting Director of the Department of Engineering, to submit an electronic grant application for grant funding in the amount of $1,741,019.00 from the NJDOT Municipal Aid Program the City Road Project. No municipal funds are required.