JACKSON – Major upgrades and improvement projects are well underway at several Township athletic complexes and these projects are expected to be complete this autumn.
The township invested $2.9 million in new turf and site improvements. This has caused some sports activities to be relocated until projects are finished.
Township officials recently announced that that the upgrades and improvements had begun at both the Jackson Justice Complex and the Holman Athletic Complex.
Mayor Michael Reina said, “investments in our recreational facilities are investments in our families and in our kids. The Township Council is very pleased to see this work getting underway and we look forward to the completion of all projects over the coming months.”
Existing turf will be removed on the various synthetic turf athletic fields at both work sites.
Site work and the installation of the new synthetic turf will continue into the fall, with all work tentatively scheduled to be completed prior to Thanksgiving.
The Township released a tentative project schedule in an effort to keep residents and all athletic leagues both informed and safe.
The project work is subject to weather and the shipment of materials. The schedule includes:
Holman Athletic Complex Multipurpose Field
• Site Work: Started on August 8
• Turf Install: August 22 through September 9.
Justice Complex Soccer Field
• Site Work started on August 15 and will continue through September 9.
• Turf Install: September 12 through September 30.
Justice Complex Baseball Fields
• Site Work: August 19 through September 23/30.
• Turf Install: September 26/October 3 through October 14/23.
Justice Complex Multipurpose Field
• Turf Removal: August 17 through August 19.
• Site Work: August 22 through October 21.
• Turf Install: October 24 through November 11.
Residents are advised that both the site work and synthetic turf installation at the various fields may overlap during the construction periods noted above. For safety reasons, the township requests that all residents avoid these work areas throughout the duration of construction.
For additional information or should anyone have any questions regarding the project, contact the Jackson Township Engineering Department (T&M Associates) at 732-908-4767.
The Jackson Justice Complex, located at 1 Jackson Drive, will have new synthetic turf installed on two baseball fields, a soccer field and the multipurpose / football field. At the baseball fields located at Justice, new dugout shade canopies will be installed, while protective netting will be installed at both the soccer and football fields.
Work at the Holman Athletic Complex, located at 133 Manhattan Street, includes new synthetic turf and a protective netting system behind goal posts will be installed at the multipurpose / football field. Many additional site enhancements – such as repairs or improvements to fencing, field stone regrading, concrete sidewalks, cleaning of the existing drainage infrastructure and the installation of new storage sheds – will also be made at both locations.
Jackson officials awarded two separate contracts, totaling $2,898,413, to complete these major upgrades and additional improvements. The first contract, in the amount of $2,055,913, was awarded to Shaw Sports Turf of Calhoun, GA.
The second contract for associated site work is in the amount of $842,500, and was awarded to LandTek Group, Inc. of Bay Shore, New York.
With the township overseeing the overall effort, the solicitation and bidding process was managed by T&M Associates, the township’s engineering firm of record.
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