Edison accepts grant-funded contract for Kilmer Road–Truman Drive traffic signal

The Edison Township Council reviewed an engineering item on March 9 that accepts a bid award and contract to AJM Contractors Inc. for a traffic signal at Kilmer Road and Truman Drive.

A council member asked for clarification about the contract and what improvements it covers. A municipal staff member responded that the project is funded through a state Department of Transportation grant and described the work as installing a traffic signal and related new infrastructure. "So, it's a DOT grant that we received from the state and we're able to make those improvements," the staff member said.

The clerk's agenda text recorded the bid award and contract amount as "$484,000 4835" to "AJM Contractors Incorporated for the Kilmer Road and Truman Drive traffic light signal." The councilor who questioned the item then asked whether the total price was a combination of grant money and local funding; the staff member replied, "This is all grant money."

The item appeared on the meeting agenda under the Department of Planning and Engineering and was presented with no extended debate beyond the clarification about funding and scope. The council moved on to other consent and agenda items during the same session; no additional budget appropriation or local-match requirement was recorded in the transcript.

Because the transcript records the contract amount in the agenda text with an ambiguous numeric string and the funding confirmation is stated orally by staff, the following details remain as recorded in the meeting: the agenda lists AJM Contractors Incorporated as the recommended awardee with the amount shown as "$484,000 4835," and staff described the project as grant-funded by the state DOT.