TRENTON, N.J. — More than 500 New Jersey municipalities will share $150 million in Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Aid grants for local road, bridge, safety and quality-of-life projects, Gov. Phil Murphy announced, with dozens of projects funded across Warren, Sussex, Morris, Hunterdon and Somerset counties.
All 537 municipalities that applied for funding received a grant, after 591 applications sought a combined $363 million, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). Applications were scored by NJDOT staff and reviewed by an independent panel of municipal engineers.
“Having a safe and efficient transportation system throughout the state means investing in local roads and bridges, as well as State highways,” Murphy said in a statement. “Municipal Aid provides the funds for infrastructure projects in our towns and cities that significantly improve the quality of life for New Jersey residents.”
“Once again, NJDOT was able to award funding to every community that applied for a Municipal Aid grant this year,” NJDOT Commissioner Fran O’Connor said. “Governor Murphy’s ongoing commitment to improving New Jersey’s infrastructure is making New Jersey’s roads and bridges safer for all users whether you are driving, walking, or cycling.”
Nearly 43 percent of the funding — $64.3 million — will go to municipalities with Complete Streets policies, and $22.4 million is earmarked for projects meeting equity criteria that benefit low-income and minority populations.
Grants may be used in eight categories, including roadway and bridge preservation, pavement preservation, roadway safety, mobility, bikeways, pedestrian safety and quality-of-life projects. NJDOT typically advances 75 percent of the grant when a municipality awards a contract and releases the remaining 25 percent upon project completion.
Below are all funded projects in Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex and Warren counties:
Hunterdon County projects
- Alexandria Township – Hartpence Road, roadway preservation, $113,994.00
- Bethlehem Township – Hickory Ridge Section Two, roadway preservation, $146,564.00
- Bloomsbury Borough – Bethlehem Avenue, Gardener Street and Willow Avenue improvements project, roadway preservation, $162,849.00
- Clinton Town – Rupells Road mill and resurfacing, roadway preservation, $80,000.00
- Clinton Township – Route 31 sidewalk improvements, pedestrian safety, $227,988.00
- Delaware Township – Raven Rock Rosemont Road improvement project Phase II, roadway preservation, $113,994.00
- East Amwell Township – Mountain Road Section 3 improvements, roadway preservation, $130,279.00
- Flemington Borough – Main Street, roadway preservation, $179,134.00
- Franklin Township – Locust Grove Road improvements project, roadway preservation, $162,849.00
- Frenchtown Borough – Creek Road improvement project, roadway preservation, $195,418.00
- Glen Gardner Borough – Bell Avenue roadway improvements Section 1, roadway preservation, $113,994.00
- Hampton Borough – South Street, Madeline Street and Moore Street improvement project, roadway preservation, $113,994.00
- High Bridge Borough – Watergate Drive, Deer Run Road and Northwood Drive improvement project, pavement preservation, $162,849.00
- Holland Township – Old River Road improvement project Phase III, roadway preservation, $122,396.00
- Kingwood Township – Hammer Road improvements, roadway preservation, $179,134.00
- Lebanon Borough – Maple Street road improvements, roadway preservation, $146,564.00
- Lebanon Township – Maple Lane resurfacing project, roadway preservation, $195,418.00
- Milford Borough – Preston Road improvement, roadway preservation, $113,994.00
- Raritan Township – Minneakoning Road (River Road to Route 31), roadway preservation, $146,564.00
- Readington Township – Craig Road improvements, roadway preservation, $162,849.00
- Stockton Borough – Bridge Street and Railroad Avenue improvement project, roadway preservation, $162,849.00
- Tewksbury Township – Drainage improvements to Boulder Hill Road Phase 2, roadway preservation, $146,564.00
- Union Township – Main Street – Jutland 2026 resurfacing, roadway preservation, $146,564.00
- West Amwell Township – Kari Drive improvement project, roadway preservation, $195,418Morris County projects
- Boonton Town – Vreeland Avenue road resurfacing project Phase II, roadway preservation, $227,436.00
- Boonton Township – Milling and resurfacing of Rockaway Valley Road, roadway preservation, $202,166.00
- Butler Borough – Arch Street, roadway preservation, $202,166.00
- Chatham Borough – River Road improvements, roadway preservation, $227,436.00
- Chatham Township – River Road improvement project, roadway preservation, $252,707.00
- Chester Borough – Oakdale Road resurfacing Phase 2, roadway preservation, $200,000.00
- Chester Township – State Park Road improvements Phase 3, roadway safety, $252,707.00
- Denville Township – Franklin Road improvement project, roadway preservation, $252,707.00
- Dover Town – Roswell Street and North Sussex Street improvements, roadway preservation, $227,436.00
- East Hanover Township – Troy Place and Jaclyn Drive roadway improvement project, roadway preservation, $176,895.00
- Florham Park Borough – Brooklake Road roadway and sidewalk improvement project, roadway preservation, $303,248.00
- Hanover Township – Resurfacing of Bee Meadow Parkway from Hillary Court to Troy Hills, roadway preservation, $176,895.00
- Harding Township – Bailey’s Mill Road resurfacing, roadway preservation, $227,436.00
- Jefferson Township – Weldon Road improvements Phase 2, roadway preservation, $328,518.00
- Kinnelon Borough – Brook Valley Road, roadway preservation, $202,166.00
- Lincoln Park Borough – Beaver Brook Road and Ungerer Way, roadway preservation, $277,978.00
- Long Hill Township – Long Hill Road resurfacing Phase 2, roadway preservation, $227,436.00
- Madison Borough – Spring Garden Drive, Ashland Drive and Toothe Place road improvements, roadway preservation, $202,166.00
- Mendham Borough – Talmage Road improvements, roadway preservation, $277,978.00
- Mendham Township – Ironia Road improvement project, roadway preservation, $227,436.00
- Mine Hill Township – Hurd Street, Glen Avenue and Colligan Lane improvements, roadway preservation, $176,895.00
- Montville Township – River Road reconstruction from Changebridge Road to Vreeland, roadway preservation, $252,707.00
- Morris Plains Borough – Improvements to Granniss Avenue and Sun Valley Way, roadway preservation, $252,707.00
- Morris Township – Monroe Street resurfacing project, roadway preservation, $328,519.00
- Morristown Town – Cory Road, Hillairy Avenue and Hillairy Court resurfacing project, roadway preservation, $277,978.00
- Mount Arlington Borough – Stanley Place and Dorothy Lane roadway improvements, roadway preservation, $202,166.00
- Mount Olive Township – International Drive South wall repairs, roadway preservation, $252,707.00
- Mountain Lakes Borough – Midvale Road and Woodland Avenue improvement project, roadway preservation, $227,436.00
- Netcong Borough – Main Street road improvement, roadway preservation, $252,707.00
- Parsippany-Troy Hills Township – Fanny Road / Intervale Road improvement project, roadway preservation, $227,436.00
- Pequannock Township – Sunset Road Phase 2 (West Parkway to West Sunset Road), roadway preservation, $227,436.00
- Randolph Township – Center-Grove Road improvement project 2026, pavement preservation, $303,248.00
- Riverdale Borough – Arlington Place, Mead Avenue and Haycock Avenue, roadway preservation, $202,166.00
- Rockaway Borough – White Meadow Avenue, Adler Court and Seminole Avenue road, roadway preservation, $202,166.00
- Rockaway Township – Roadway improvements to Circle Drive and Midway Court, roadway preservation, $176,895.00
- Roxbury Township – Dell Avenue North resurfacing Phase 2, roadway preservation, $277,978.00
- Washington Township – Improvements to Pleasant Grove Road Phase 2, roadway preservation, $227,436.00
- Wharton Borough – West Central Avenue and Pine Street improvements, roadway preservation, $277,978.00
Somerset County projects
- Bedminster Township – River Road improvements, roadway preservation, $379,427.00
- Bernards Township – Mountain Road pedestrian path, pedestrian safety, $203,382.00
- Bernardsville Borough – Hardscrabble Road resurfacing, roadway preservation, $284,571.00
- Bound Brook Borough – Rehabilitation of Wheatland Avenue from Tea Street to LaMonte, roadway preservation, $252,952.00
- Bridgewater Township – Country Club Road, Meadow Road and Talamini Road improvement project, pavement preservation, $379,428.00
- Far Hills Borough – Campbell Road–Willow Avenue resurfacing, roadway preservation, $146,598.00
- Franklin Township – New Brunswick Road (Cedar Grove to Willow), roadway preservation, $316,190.00
- Green Brook Township – Charles Lane and Kappelmann Drive improvements, roadway preservation, $252,952.00
- Hillsborough Township – Farm Road improvements, roadway preservation, $505,903.00
- Manville Borough – East Camplain Road Phase 1, roadway preservation, $252,952.00
- Millstone Borough – Amwell Road (CR 650) sidewalk Phase I, pedestrian safety, $291,095.00
- Montgomery Township – Orchard Road Phase 2 (reconstruction, widening, pedestrian route and bicycle lanes extension), pedestrian safety, $537,522.00
- North Plainfield Borough – Regent Street and Whitewood Avenue improvements, roadway preservation, $347,809.00
- Raritan Borough – Avonridge, Tysley and Brentwood improvements, pedestrian safety, $316,190.00
- Rocky Hill Borough – Princeton Avenue sidewalk improvement project, pedestrian safety, $474,284.00
- Somerville Borough – 2026 road improvement program, including South Middaugh Street and others, roadway preservation, $316,190.00
- South Bound Brook Borough – Improvements to Charlotte Avenue, Bell Street and Grant, roadway preservation, $252,952.00
- Warren Township – Valley View Road, roadway preservation, $252,952.00
- Watchung Borough – Johanna Lane, Anderson Road and Ridge Road, roadway preservation, $252,952.00
Sussex County projects
- Andover Borough – Improvements to Lakeview Avenue, Maple Street and Prospect Avenue, roadway preservation, $86,352.00
- Andover Township – Bernard Drive improvements, roadway preservation, $144,652.00
- Branchville Borough – Street lighting Phase II, pedestrian safety, $192,871.00
- Byram Township – Sleepy Hollow Road improvements, roadway preservation, $144,652.00
- Frankford Township – Proposed improvements to Plains Road Section I, roadway preservation, $192,871.00
- Franklin Borough – Kovach, Mabie and South Street improvements, roadway preservation, $144,652.00
- Fredon Township – Van Horn Road Section I improvements, roadway preservation, $144,652.00
- Green Township – Hedden Road resurfacing, roadway preservation, $112,507.00
- Hamburg Borough – Orchard Street, Summit Road and Circle Drive improvements, roadway preservation, $176,797.00
- Hampton Township – Mary Jones Road Section VII reconstruction, roadway preservation, $112,507.00
- Hardyston Township – Wheatsworth Road Phase 1, roadway preservation, $200,000.00
- Hopatcong Borough – Sutton, Division, Marshall and Indiana, roadway preservation, $176,797.00
- Lafayette Township – Pelletown Road Phase 1, roadway preservation, $170,000.00
- Montague Township – New Road Section III resurfacing, roadway preservation, $112,507.00
- Newton Town – Diller Avenue and Stuart Street improvements, roadway preservation, $176,797.00
- Ogdensburg Borough – Kennedy Avenue resurfacing Phase 1, roadway preservation, $152,500.00
- Sandyston Township – Flatbrook Road Section VII resurfacing, roadway preservation, $112,507.00
- Sparta Township – Sparta Avenue curb and sidewalk Phase 2 improvements, pedestrian safety, $160,725.00
- Stillwater Township – Mount Benevolence Road Section 5, roadway preservation, $160,725.00
- Sussex Borough – Center Street, Candy Street, Division Street and Larch Avenue improvements, roadway preservation, $74,678.00
- Vernon Township – Canistear Road Phase 2 improvements, roadway preservation, $176,797.00
- Wantage Township – Holland Road improvements, roadway preservation, $192,870.00
Warren County projects
- Allamuchy Township – Improvements to Shades of Death Road Phase 1, roadway preservation, $138,910.00
- Alpha Borough – Sampson Avenue Phase 2, roadway preservation, $138,910.00
- Belvidere Town – Third Street improvement project Phase II, roadway preservation, $113,654.00
- Blairstown Township – Walnut Valley Road and Mount Vernon Road, roadway preservation, $113,654.00
- Franklin Township – Copperfield development resurfacing project, roadway preservation, $138,910.00
- Frelinghuysen Township – Lincoln Laurel Road improvements project Phase III, roadway preservation, $138,910.00
- Greenwich Township – Prospect Street and Warren Street resurfacing, roadway preservation, $125,000.00
- Hackettstown Town – Liberty Street and Franklin Street improvements project, roadway preservation, $126,282.00
- Harmony Township – River Road Section 2 resurfacing project, roadway preservation, $151,539.00
- Hope Township – Foundry Road resurface, roadway preservation, $114,380.00
- Independence Township – Cemetery Road resurfacing Section 1, roadway preservation, $126,282.00
- Knowlton Township – Lime Kiln Road improvement, roadway preservation, $113,654.00
- Liberty Township – Rader Road roadway improvements, roadway preservation, $88,398.00
- Lopatcong Township – Strykers Road Phase II improvement project, roadway preservation, $101,026.00
- Mansfield Township – Blau Road improvements, roadway preservation, $113,654.00
- Oxford Township – Lower Denmark Road bike path, bikeways, $151,539.00
- Phillipsburg Town – Hudson Street Phase 5, roadway preservation, $189,423.00 (includes $71,949.00 from the Urban Aid allotment for a total of $261,372.00)
- Pohatcong Township – Still Valley Road guiderail improvement, roadway safety, $88,398.00
- Washington Borough – Ramapo Way and Lenape Trail improvements, roadway preservation, $113,654.00
- White Township – Foul Rift Road improvements project Phase II, roadway preservation, $126,282.00
NJDOT’s Division of Local Aid and Economic Development administers the Municipal Aid program and supports local officials through its Local Aid Resource Center during the application and project delivery process.
