For Immediate
Release:
May 2, 2022
New Signage
and Striping Improvements
along
County Route 17 approved
Project
to take place in Avon-By-The-Sea and Neptune City
FREEHOLD, NJ –The Monmouth County Board of County
Commissioners passed resolutions to install new signage and striping improvements
along County Route 17 in Avon-By-The-Sea and Neptune City at the Commissioner
meeting on April 25.
“This is an incredibly exciting project going forward
in two of our shore towns,” said Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone,
liaison to the Public Works and Engineering Department. “Safety is our number
one priority for all modes of travel including motorists, bicyclists and
pedestrians and we are thrilled to work with local municipalities to accomplish
this goal.”
In Neptune City, the improvement project will proceed
along a segment of County Route 17 (West Sylvania Ave.) between Brighton Ave.
and State Highway 35 and will include the installation of high visibility pedestrian
crosswalks, associated Americans with Disabilities (ADA) compliant ramps and
other signage and striping improvements.
In Avon-By-The-Sea, the project will take place along
County Route 17 (Sylvania Ave.) and include dedicated bicycle lanes along the Route
from State Highway 71 to Ocean Ave.
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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