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Commissioners introduce $4.66M capital ordinance for roads and bridges, seek $868K NJTPA study for River Sticks Bridge
Summary
The Sussex County Board of County Commissioners introduced a capital ordinance to fund county roadway and bridge work and voted to seek a $868,000 NJTPA planning grant to study rehabilitation or replacement options for the River Sticks Bridge in Hopatcong. A public hearing on the ordinance is set for July 23, 2025.
The Sussex County Board of County Commissioners on June 25 introduced Ordinance 25‑05, a capital ordinance appropriating $4,660,345 for county roadway and bridge improvements and set a public hearing for July 23, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. Deputy Director Joe Space moved the ordinance on first reading and the motion carried on roll call.
County engineering staff also told commissioners the Division of Engineering submitted a fiscal‑year 2026 North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) local concept development grant application requesting $868,000 to fund a planning‑level study of rehabilitation and replacement options for the Sussex County River Sticks Bridge in Hopatcong. The application is intended to produce a planning document to guide future design and funding decisions.
The board was given updates on recent bridge work: repairs were completed on County Bridge X30 (Libertyville Road/County Route 650) and crews are scheduled to pave County Route D18 imminently; Fenwick Road bridge is expected to be returned to service before July 4. County staff said pavement markings and remaining work on the 2024 pavement program are expected to be completed in the coming weeks.
Deputy Director Joe Space and Director Chris Carney emphasized coordination with NJTPA and the state on project prioritization and cross‑acceptance processes. The ordinance introduction outlines state Department of Transportation grant funding as an anticipated source for the work and notifies the public of the July 23 hearing.
Next steps: the ordinance returns for final adoption after the July 23 public hearing; the NJTPA will review local grant applications over the coming months before awarding planning funds.
