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South Plainfield approves DOT-funded road work contract, supports recreation improvements
Summary
Council members said they awarded two construction contracts for South Plainfield Avenue and side streets to Top Line Construction, supported by a New Jersey Department of Transportation grant, and approved a partially grant-funded recreation improvement contract that includes paving at Kennes Avenue parking lot.
At the April 21 meeting the South Plainfield Borough Council recorded awards for two municipal road projects and approved a contract for recreation-area improvements that includes paving at the Kennes Avenue parking lot.
"We just awarded 2 resolutions for construction projects, for this year to Top Line Construction, for South Plainfield Avenue and a couple of side streets," said Miller (staff member). "We got a DOT grant for that. Big proportion of it." Miller also told the council it had supported a contract for recreation improvements that includes paving at Kennes Avenue and that a partial grant covers part of that work.
Council members did not record extended debate on the awards during the meeting; the contracts and related resolutions were adopted as part of the block of regular resolutions (25-164 through 25-171) that passed on a recorded 4-0 vote. The meeting record did not include exact dollar amounts for the DOT grant or the recreation grant; council members said only that a substantial portion of the road work was funded by the DOT award and that the recreation project was partially grant-funded.
Implementation details, project start dates and contractor timelines were not specified in the meeting minutes. Public works and engineering staff are expected to provide project schedules and further procurement details as the borough advances the contracts.
