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Essex County approves major public-works contracts and park improvement awards
Summary
The Board approved multiple contract awards across public works and parks including intersection upgrades in South Orange and Maplewood, resurfacing work on Bloomfield Avenue, park improvements at Wequake Park and Independence Park, and related grant insertions totaling multimillions.
Essex County commissioners approved a package of public-works and parks contracts and related budget insertions during their regularly scheduled meeting.
Key approvals included engineering and inspection services from Pennoni Associates for intersection improvements in South Orange and Maplewood ($1,312,886) and a construction contract awarded to Trench Technologies as the low bidder for those intersections (approximately $7,992,500). David Antonio, director of the county Department of Public Works, said the intersection work derives from a local safety program at the regional planning authority and is intended to improve pedestrian and transit-user accommodations "and that is all within, it's all compliant with the county's complete streets policy."
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