BRICK – Two Brick Township neighborhoods are slated to receive roadway elevations in order to alleviate flooding in the area.
At a recent meeting, the Township Council awarded contracts for roadway elevation projects in flood-prone neighborhoods. Officials said the purpose of the projects is to improve the roadways as well as help with drainage.
One project will occur in the Normandy Beach neighborhood on the barrier island. The project focuses on the following roadways: Broad Avenue, Arrow Court, and Normandy Drive.
Previously, the Township accepted a $401,859 grant from the State Department of Transportation for the elevation project, which plans to raise the height of the street as well as pave roads and alleviate flooding issues in the area.
Normandy Beach is located on the barrier island portion of the township and is divided between Brick and Toms River. The two towns joined forces after flooding became so bad that school buses and delivery trucks were unable to drive through a main road. Residents say roads that used to flood a handful of times a year now flood anywhere from 20 to 30 times a year.
Back in 2021 when the Township first filed for funding, engineers said that Brick had already collected survey information for the neighborhoods to assess how high the roadway elevations can go. The goal is to raise them approximately 2.5 feet above sea level. Not only will the project reduce the frequency of street flooding, but when it does flood it will decrease the depth of the flooding.
At the council meeting, the governing body unanimously awarded a contract for the Normandy Beach roadway elevation project to the lowest bidder, Meco Inc., of Clarksburg, NJ, for a total bid amount of $1,448,992.
Another area of town receiving road elevation is the community of Shore Acres, which is a lagoon community located across the bay from Normandy Beach. The project will also focus on drainage and infrastructure improvements on parts of Bay View Drive, specifically from Drum Point Road to Adair Drive.
In 2023, the Township received a NJDOT Municipal Aid Program Grant $392,942 for the Bay View Drive project.
The Township Council also awarded Meco Inc., who was the lowest bidder, the Shore Acres project. The total bid amount is $701,538.
The start dates for these projects have yet to be determined.
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