Online Public Information Center Meeting

The County of Bergen and County of Essex, in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Transportation, the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority, and the Federal Highway Administration, will be hosting an online Public Information Center meeting to inform local residents, organizations, businesses and the general public of the Local Preliminary Engineering (LPE) Phase for the Kingsland Avenue (Avondale and De Jessa Memorial) Bridge over the Passaic River located between the Township of Lyndhurst and the Township of Nutley, New Jersey.

The purpose of the Public Information Center meeting is to inform the public of the status and schedule, present Preliminary Preferred Alternative (PPA) refinements and proposed design and detour plans for the bridge replacement and approach roadway intersection improvements, and to solicit public input on the bridge replacement. This meeting is being conducted in conformance with Federal and State regulations. The public is invited and encouraged to comment on the study.

Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Place: Online via Microsoft Teams at https://bit.ly/kabpic1
            Or call in (audio only): 1-929-336-2435 Phone Conference ID: 976 116 271#

For members of the public without internet access, a copy of the meeting presentation can be provided to you. To receive a copy, please contact Joseph Baladi at 201-336-6446 or kingslandavenuebridge@gmail.com no later than Tuesday, February 6, 2024.

Written comments will be accepted through Friday, March 15, 2024. Comments may be submitted in any of the following ways:

Mail: Joseph Baladi, P.E., P.P., C.M.E.
         Division Head – Planning (Bergen County Project Manager)
         One Bergen County Plaza, 4th Floor
         Hackensack, NJ 07601

Fax: 201-336-6449
E-mail: kingslandavenuebridge@gmail.com
Online: www.kingslandavenuebridge.com

For additional information, please visit the project website at www.kingslandavenuebridge.com

This meeting is open to all members of the public.

• Public Comment Form