Politics & Government $5M In Pedestrian, Bicycle Safety Projects Coming To Point Pleasant The state Department of Transportation is funding sidewalk, crosswalk and bike lane improvements along main roads, officials confirmed.
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POINT PLEASANT, NJ — Point Pleasant residents will have safer streets for walking and biking thanks to $5 million in street safety initiatives being paid for by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, officials say.
The NJDOT is providing about $3.2 million through two grants to Point Pleasant for projects on River Road, Herbertsville Road and Bridge Avenue, and the state transportation department anticipates spending about $1.8 million on improvements along 2.4 miles of Route 88, said Stephen Schapiro, spokesman for the NJDOT. The projects come as a result of requests made by Point Pleasant Mayor Robert Sabosik to state Sen. James Holzapfel earlier this year for assistance in improving pedestrian and bicycle safety.
With about 20,000 year-round residents, a growing number of whom are young families, street safety has become an increasing concern, Sabosik said in a letter to Holzapfel.