A contract for $143,000 has been awarded to an engineering firm to design sidewalk improvements on Terhune Road, between Mount Lucas Road and North Harrison Street.
The Princeton Council awarded the contract to PS&S LLC at its Aug. 12 meeting. Once the design has been completed, the project will be sent out for bids.
The sidewalk improvement project aims to fill in the gaps in the sidewalk on Terhune Road, between Mount Lucas Road and North Harrison Street. Existing sidewalks may be repaired or replaced.
Damaged curbs will be repaired or replaced, and curb ramps will be reconstructed to meet the latest Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines.
Concrete pads will be installed at three proposed New Jersey Transit bus stops on Terhune Road. New Jersey Transit’s Route 605 bus travels on Terhune Road, between Montgomery Township and the Quaker Bridge Mall in Lawrence Township.
The Princeton Shopping Center on North Harrison Street is a transit hub, and safe access is needed for passengers on the New Jersey Transit buses and the Princeton Muni Transit buses, according to a memorandum from Assistant Municipal Engineer James Purcell.
Princeton received a $1 million state grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s (NJDOT) Safe Streets to Transit program for the sidewalk improvements.
Sidewalks are in place on a portion of the north and south sides of Terhune Road, between Mount Lucas Road and Dempsey Avenue. There are no sidewalks on either side of the street, between Dempsey Avenue and North Harrison Street.
The town is coordinating the NJDOT grant-funded project with the new housing developments on Terhune Road, between North Harrison Street and Grover Avenue, officials said.
Princeton will pay for some improvements aimed at pedestrians and bicyclists, and the developers will likewise pay for improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists on Terhune Road between North Harrison Street and Grover Avenue.
The developer will pay for upgrades that include traffic calming measures, such as a raised crosswalk, new sidewalks, a dedicated bicycle lane on the south side of Terhune Road, and on-street parking.
For its part, Princeton will replace sidewalks between North Harrison Street and Thanet Circle on the north side of Terhune Road. The town will also install a dedicated bicycle lane. The municipal improvements are being funded by a Safe Streets to Transit grant, officials said.
