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Funds remain a big question for Rt. 287 upgrade
Particularly on the winding exit from northbound Route 287 to Route 80 West, the site of numerous truck rollovers, the 287/80 interchange in Parsippany has long been a trouble spot in Morris County. There is a plan to improve the interchange, with ramps being realigned and relocated to improve traffic flow. If all goes well -- always a big "if" on big-ticket transportation projects in New Jersey -- work will begin in the fall of 2008.
On Thursday, the state Department of Transportation will hold a four-hour public information meeting on the project at the Parsippany municipal building. The project manager, George Worth, will run the meeting.
One question he might not be able to answer is this: Will lawmakers find a way to shore up the state's dwindling Transportation Trust Fund in order to pay for the $67 million, two-stage project?
"This is good news for us who use the roadways, but is it a done deal?"AAA New Jersey spokeswoman Pam Fischer asked of the project.
Thursday's meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m.
There's one other highway nuisance, though not part of the project, that planners might want to consider in the future. Upon exiting Route 80 to Route 287 South, it is way too difficult to get over to the right lane to exit onto Route 10.
Funds remain a big question for Rt. 287 upgrade
Particularly on the winding exit from northbound Route 287 to Route 80 West, the site of numerous truck rollovers, the 287/80 interchange in Parsippany has long been a trouble spot in Morris County. There is a plan to improve the interchange, with ramps being realigned and relocated to improve traffic flow. If all goes well -- always a big "if" on big-ticket transportation projects in New Jersey -- work will begin in the fall of 2008.
On Thursday, the state Department of Transportation will hold a four-hour public information meeting on the project at the Parsippany municipal building. The project manager, George Worth, will run the meeting.
One question he might not be able to answer is this: Will lawmakers find a way to shore up the state's dwindling Transportation Trust Fund in order to pay for the $67 million, two-stage project?
"This is good news for us who use the roadways, but is it a done deal?"AAA New Jersey spokeswoman Pam Fischer asked of the project.
Thursday's meeting will begin at 3:30 p.m.
There's one other highway nuisance, though not part of the project, that planners might want to consider in the future. Upon exiting Route 80 to Route 287 South, it is way too difficult to get over to the right lane to exit onto Route 10.
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