Contract Awarded For Mountain Road Reconstruction

Work could start in late June, after the school year ends, on the renovation of the entire length of Mountain Road between Somerville and Mountain roads, township administrator Bruce McArthur said Tuesday night.

The Township Committee at Tuesday's meeting hired Fischer Contracting Inc. of Scotch Plains to do the job for a cost of $451, 466.20.

Of that amount, the state Department of Transportation in February announced it would reimburse the township with a for the project.

In March, the Township Committee for various road and walkway improvements for the next year, including up to $550,000 for the Mountain Road project.

The township will not borrow money for the road projects, McArthur said, but instead has set aside money for capital improvements in each year's budget.