For immediate release:
May
28, 2021
Commissioners
award contract for
replacement of Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge
FREEHOLD, NJ – The Monmouth County Board of County
Commissioners awarded a construction contract for the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge
(S-32), on County Route 520 (Rumson Road) over the Shrewsbury River in the
Boroughs of Rumson and Sea Bright, at the Commissioner Meeting on May 27.
“Due to the age of the bridge, it has deteriorated over time
and routine maintenance can no longer address the deficiencies,” said
Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone, liaison to the Monmouth County
Department of Public Works and Engineering. “Monmouth County, in cooperation
with the Federal Highway Administration, North Jersey Transportation Planning
Authority, and New Jersey Department of Transportation, will build the new
bridge along the south side of the existing bridge so that we will be able to
keep this vital crossing over the Shrewsbury River operational for vehicular
and marine traffic throughout the construction period.”
Construction will address the bridge replacement and
improvements to the approaching roadway intersections to maintain a critical
transportation connection between the Boroughs of Rumson and Sea Bright as well
as a coastal evacuation route for the community of Sea Bright.
The County received 10 bids and awarded the contract to the lowest
responsible bidder, Richard E. Pierson Construction Co., Inc, of Pilesgrove,
NJ, in the amount of $107,538,389.20.
“I am happy to inform our taxpayers that this project will be
constructed almost entirely with federal funds,” said Commissioner Director
Arnone. “The County will be receiving all but $47,400 of the total $107.5
million construction cost in Federal grants. The County will also receive grant
funding for inspection, consulting and administrative costs. This funding, plus
the funding already received for design and permitting, will add up to more than
$131 million in Federal funding. That is $131 million worth of taxpayers’
dollars that we do not have to spend on this very critical bridge replacement
project.”
In total, the County maintains approximately 1,000 lane
miles of roads, 980 bridges and culverts and 250 traffic signals and
beacons.
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