Press Release 12/5/19

PERTH AMBOY – The City of Perth Amboy has been chosen out of a field of 661 applicants to receive $508,467 by the New Jersey Department of Transportation Municipal Aid Program for the Lawrie Street, Sayre Avenue, and Krochmally Street Roadway Improvements Project.

“We are so pleased and grateful to the NJDOT for this much needed funding,” said Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz. “The fact that we received this award out of a crowd of hundreds of applicants is a testament to the hard work and diligence of our staff. As a result, we will soon have modernized, safe streets that benefits everyone, resident and visitor alike.”

NJDOT provides statewide assistance to local governments for improvement and preservation of the local transportation network, which accounts for 90 percent of the state’s roadways.  The highly competitive NJDOT Municipal Aid Program is funded by the Transportation Trust Fund, which, in turn, is supported by the state gas tax. The TTF provides the total $161.25 million funding for the program.

In announcing the award, NJDOT Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti said, “The successful completion of your project will help keep our network flowing and provide your constituents and everyone that uses local roads a transportation system supporting all of our mobility needs.”