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Dept/ Agency: Engineering
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Application/Acceptance of Grant Funds
Purpose: Bergen Street Corridor Pedestrian Safety Improvements Phase II
Entity Name: North Jersey Transportation Authority (NJTPA)/New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT)
Entity Address: 1 Newark Center, Suite 17, Newark, New Jersey 07102 and 1035 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, New Jersey 08618
Grant Amount: $4,200,000.00
Total Project Cost: $4,200,000.00
City Contribution: $0.00
Other Funding Source/Amount: $0.00
Grant Period: To be determined
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale (X) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
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WHEREAS, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) Board of Trustees is working with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), subregions and other state and local agencies to make travel a safer and more reliable experience within its region utilizing the Local Safety Program; and
WHEREAS, on July 26, 2019, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) invited the City of Newark to submit an application for the FY 2020 solicitation of the Local Safety and High Risk Rural Roads Program; and
WHEREAS, on January 10, 2020, the City of Newark, Department of Engineering, submitted an application to the NJDOT requesting grant funding in the amount of $4,200,000.00 from the NJTPA FY 2020 Local Safety High Risk Rural Roads Program for the City's Bergen Street Pedestrian Safety Corridor Improvements project, with no City funds required; and
WHEREAS, on February 11, 2021 NJTPA notified the City of Newark...
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