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Hillsborough wins nearly $56,000 NJDOT aid for Farm Road; detention basin rebuilt after Ida damage
Summary
The Dec. 9 meeting reported Hillsborough's selection for a New Jersey Department of Transportation FY2026 municipal aid grant of almost $56,000 for improvements to Farm Road and an update that the Harvard Way detention basin damaged by Tropical Storm Ida has been reconstructed, with final work due in spring.
Hillsborough officials said the township has been selected to receive a municipal aid grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation for improvements to Farm Road totaling almost $56,000.
"We've secured a grant of almost $56,000 for improvements to Farm Road," the mayor said during the Dec. 9 meeting. The amount was presented in the meeting remarks as "almost $56,000," indicating the figure is approximate in the transcript.
Officials also reported that the Harvard Way campus detention basin, which was severely damaged by Tropical Storm Ida roughly four years earlier, has been reconstructed to its original design. Township remarks said the basin is "crucial for maintaining flood control in the surrounding areas" and noted that remaining final work is expected to be finished in the spring.
Why it matters: The DOT municipal aid supports local road improvements and the reconstructed basin restores flood‑control capacity on a site previously compromised by storm damage, both of which bear on local infrastructure resilience.
What comes next: The mayor tied these items to ongoing local maintenance; the transcript did not specify a construction timetable beyond a spring completion window for final work on the basin.
