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Cape May County outlines $350 million plan to replace Ocean Drive bridges, seeks federal grant
Summary
County Engineer presented a conceptual plan to rebuild 2.2 miles of Ocean Drive in Lower Township, replace three bridges and raise the roadway; updated cost estimate rose from $220 million (2019) to about $350 million; county will apply for federal infrastructure funding and pursue phased work and mitigation credits to offset costs.
County officials described a multi‑phase plan July 8 to rebuild 2.2 miles of Ocean Drive in Lower Township, replace three bridges and raise portions of the roadway, with a new preliminary cost estimate of about $350 million and a federal grant application planned by Aug. 1, the county engineer said. The presentation by County Engineer Mr. Church outlined a corridor project beginning at Route 109 and extending along Ocean Drive to Madison Avenue that would replace three existing bridges and the culvert at Lower Thorofare near Two Mile Landing, raise the roadway by roughly 4 feet and include a new Middle Thorofare crossing described in the presentation as a “2000’ high span fixed bridge with an 80’ clearance” to accommodate commercial…
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