RT 159, bridge over branch of passaic river, MP 0.25, montville TWP., morris county, bridge replacement project, preliminary engineering

This $2,221,624.18 federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) supports preliminary engineering for a bridge replacement project on Route 159 over a branch of the Passaic River in Montville Township, Morris County, New Jersey. The grant provides funding for the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), the state agency responsible for managing New Jersey's transportation infrastructure, to conduct planning and design work for replacing the existing bridge at mile marker 0.25. This project is part of NJDOT's broader efforts to maintain and improve New Jersey's highway system, supported by regular federal Formula Grant funding under the Highway Planning and Construction program.