New Improved Roads, Signals, and More: Infrastructure Improvements Completed in Lakewood
Regardless of where you live or drive through in Lakewood, you have likely encountered newly improved roads and/or sidewalks in recent weeks. Infrastructure improvements were recently completed in all corners of Lakewood, including new streets; new signals; new sidewalks; new pavement; and drainage improvements.
At the same time, preparation work has also advanced for several infrastructure projects to be completed in the near future. These diverse projects were completed within a relatively short span of several weeks, which encompassed the holiday season of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkos, during which there are a number of days with minimal traffic. During the time when there was high traffic, such as Erev Yom Tov, there was little or no roadwork done in high traffic locations.
This entailed complex planning and coordination on the part of local officials with Lakewood Township, Ocean County, and the State of New Jersey governments – each of whom was responsible for some of these projects – as well as engineers, contractors, and law enforcement agencies.
Lakewood Committeeman Meir Lichtenstein said, “During the hectic Yom Tov season, we kept on getting calls from both residents and business owners, who were amazed at how smooth the traffic flow was for them and their customers, even as all these projects were underway. I would like to thank our partners at all levels for working with us so efficiently to improve Lakewood’s infrastructure with minimal disruption.”