BERKELEY – The Veteran Village being built on Route 9 will have some minor traffic changes.
Tunnel To Towers, a nonprofit which works to combat veteran homelessness, is building the village at the intersection of 9 and Sloop Creek Road. There will be 25 single family homes, 99 apartments, and common areas for treatment and assistance. The entire facility will be restricted only to veterans.
The Township Council supported upcoming changes at its recent meeting. There will be no left turn out of the village. Anyone driving on Route 9 understands how long you can wait for a break in traffic to make a left.
However, the end of Sloop Creek will be widened so that cars making a left and cars making a right both have a lane to do so.
The council also supported bus stops on both the northbound and southbound sides of Route 9 near the village, since the veterans will likely rely on public transportation.
Elected officials at the council meeting said the opening for the village is expected to be spring of 2027.
In related news, the council also awarded a contract to Premier Media LLC for three new digital billboards on Route 9. Mayor John Bacchione said the town will earn $39,000 a year on these billboards. The company will install and maintain the billboards, so it won’t cost the township anything.
Stop signs were proposed for Cumberland Avenue westbound at the intersection with Hayes Avenue, and Cumberland Avenue eastbound at the intersection with Eastern Boulevard. These were suggested by the police’s traffic safety department. The council voted to introduce the ordinance creating these stop signs. An ordinance has to be voted on again, after the public has a chance to review it. If it passes again, the stop signs will be installed.
The council also awarded a contract to Walters Marine Construction for $2,170,550 for the Holiday City Culvert Improvements Project. Last year, the town won a $2,892,223 grant for this project.
Township workers have cleaned the lakes in the past, officials said. However, fixing the culverts would solve most of the problems.
When water stagnates, there’s a decrease in the health of the lake – and the animals and plants that need clean water. Instead, you get bugs and sand bars. The goal is to be able to better control the water levels.
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