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Mr. Woodruff briefs Cumberland County commissioners on road and bridge projects
Summary
Mr. Woodruff told the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners that paving is complete on East Garden Road, multiple 2024 road-program segments are ready for DOT review, and several bridge projects (Maple Avenue, Friesburg, South Avenue) are under construction with specified environmental work windows and expected timelines.
Mr. Woodruff, introduced by Deputy Director Marchand, presented a countywide infrastructure update at the April 28 meeting of the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners, outlining progress on road resurfacing and multiple bridge and structure projects.
“the primary paving has been completed,” Mr. Woodruff said of East Garden Road, adding crews were completing driveway work and restoration with striping and signage planned for the immediate future. He listed the 2024 road program segments set for bid once the New Jersey Department of Transportation completes its review, and noted the State Historic Preservation Office had determined a referenced site did not require SHPO authorization, allowing the DOT review to proceed.
On bridges, Mr. Woodruff reported that Maple Avenue over Maple Creek is open to river flow while crews remove the bypass and finish parapets, guardrails and safety features, a phase he estimated would take “another 4 to 6 weeks.” He said Friesburg Road near Bostwick Lake is months behind Maple Avenue but is progressing, with recent concrete pours and pile driving underway.
The South Avenue (O'Kahansey Run) project required vegetation removal before April 1 to avoid disturbing bats, Mr. Woodruff said, and cited an aquatic-work restriction between April 1 and July 1 that limits in-water construction for fish; Atlantic Electric is scheduled to relocate utilities so the contractor can mobilize after July 1. For the Garden Road over Marsh River Bridge he described scour countermeasures—lining the channel with gabion baskets—because the bridge is not founded on piles and is therefore classified as scour critical.
Mr. Woodruff also previewed smaller upcoming bids: a grouting project for a middle Sunset Lake structure and the replacement of the Bills Mill Road structure downstream of Friesburg, with timing chosen to avoid closing adjacent roads simultaneously.
Commissioners asked procedural questions and requested the presentation materials. Staff agreed to send the briefing to Administrator Seminato the next morning.
