Grant paves way for Liberty way

[cranbury news]

Township Committee introduced an ordinance Monday that will fund the construction plan.

Construction on Liberty Way, a road expected to run from South River Road to Station Road, will resume this spring, according to township officials.

The Township Committee introduced an ordinance Monday that will provide the township with $855,000 when it's approved. Of that, $655,000 will be appropriated for the construction of portions of Liberty Way. The remaining $200,000 will be designated for the construction of the Babe Ruth baseball field on the Wright South property, adjacent to the school.

The township has been planning the construction of Liberty Way since 2002. The road is designed to divert truck traffic from the township's section of Route 130 and toward N.J. Turnpike Exit 8A.

Township Engineer Cathy Marcelli said the township has already secured $700,000 in grants from the state Department of Transportation Municipal Trust program to complete the portion of road that stretches south of Half Acre Road to Cranbury Brook.

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