Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-12-17
CLEVELAND AVE. WORK
INCLUDED IN new PLAN
OF The HIGHWAY BOARD
State Highway Commission
Receives Report of Engineer
ing Advisory Committee
WORK COSTS S2,3O0,0Oo
Would Eliminate Grade
Crossing at Morgan.-NeW
Road to Keyport Also

TRENTON, Dec. 17.--An engi-
neering advisory committee engaged
by the State Highway Commission to
study traffic conditions on the upper
shore route, particularly from Perth
Amboy to Keyport recommended In
report to the commission today
that immediate steps be taken to re-
lieye congestion on the road and that
plans be made to accommodate fu4
ture traffic on the route, which will
grow considerably in a number OF
years.
accommodations Of the advisory
committee lncluded: Negotiations
with the New York and Long Branch
Railroad for the elimination of the
grade crossing at Morgan. the work
to be begun Immediately so that the
new construction will be available
for summer travel in 1924. This
step, it was said, will afford prac-
tically immediate relief.
Completion of new alignment of
Route 4, between Morgan and a
point south of Keyport, by 1925 and
a separation of grades where the
new line will cross the railroad
Preparation of plans for re-
alignment of Route 4 between spa
Spring road and Convery place in
Perth Amboy. This will involve the
acquisition of a new right of way
and the widening of Cleveland ave-
nue.. The advisory committee rec
commended the completion OF this
work co-incident with the opening OF
the proposed new Amboy bridge.
IL was also recommended that
plans be prepared for the widening
of the present pavement from the
southerly end of the southerly ap-
proach of the new Amboy bridge
through South Amboy and Morgan
to the beginning of the Improvement
outlined in the recommendation for
the construction of a new route be-
tween Morgan and Keyport. This
will involve the widening of the
roadway under the Pennsylvania
RAILROAD and the Improvement of
condition at the right angle turns in
South Amboy.
1t was recommended that the CO.
operation of Middlesex and Mon
mouth counties be secured in the inn
provement of the Old Bridge Mata.
wan and the MataWan-Asbury Park
roads. 1t was said the unimproved
a11LlpiiH VI LilB NiA
road should be cared for at once.
but that work on the road from
Matawan to Asbury Park, because of
the limited funds available neces-
sarily wouS= have to extend over 8
period of years.
The cost for completing the con-
struction from the Amboys to this
shore is estimated at $2,299,2 ,207.75,
In addition to this. if the work is
done on the Old Bridge -Matawan-
Asbury Park, making continuous
| route from New Brunswick to the
shore, there will be an added cost OF
S1,526,910. This last item, however,
| will be constructed with financial
/ help of Middlesex and Monmouth
counties and will not be completed
for several years, so that the cost OF
such work is subject to a consider
able change during the time, but the
cost of the work in any one year
win not be excessive.
The added route from New Bruns-
! wick to the shore would materially
reduce the congestion on the road
/ between Perth Amboy and the shore
! resorts.
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