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County secures $4.3M federal funds for Central Avenue signal upgrades; commissioners push Complete Streets alignments

Essex County Board of County Commissioners · October 22, 2025
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Summary

Essex County announced a $4,295,351 federal reimbursement agreement for adaptive signal and intersection improvements along Central Avenue (38 intersections). Commissioners pressed for Complete Streets features and pedestrian safety measures for school areas; a related time-extension was approved for a Valley Street project due to equipment lead times.

The Board of County Commissioners approved a federal reimbursement agreement of $4,295,351 to support signalized intersection improvements and adaptive-signal optimization along Central Avenue, a corridor stretching from MLK Boulevard in Newark to Valley Street in West Orange.

David Antonio of the Department of Public Works said the federal agreement will reimburse the county for engineering and construction costs to…

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