Sussex County Division of Engineering Federal Infrastructure Investment - Project Application Summary   The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)   Welcome Fellow Sussex County Citizens   The Sussex County Division of Engineering hopes the following information is beneficial and provides an understanding of our efforts to secure infrastructure project funding available through ARRA of 2009.  New Jersey has received about $469 million through this act for state highway and bridge infrastructure projects administered through NJDOT.   Additionally, the state has received approximately $162 million which will be suballocated for subregion highway and bridge projects.  The $162 million will be administered through the states three Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO).  Eligible subregion projects include infrastructure along state, county, or municipal transportation systems provided they are federal-aid eligible.  Project Timeline: ·         January 23, 2009: Sussex County is solicited by North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA), our MPO, for preliminary project list valued at approximately $7 million dollars. ·         January 27, 2009:  Sussex County Division of Engineering provides an initial federally eligible project list of seven projects to NJTPA, for their review. ·         February 2009: Sussex County Division of Engineering staff works on complaining documents needed to support project applications in anticipation of the final law. ·         February 17, 2009: President Obama signs ARRA into law. ·         March 2, 2009: Sussex County Division of Engineering receives notice from NJTPA that Sussex County projects have been allocated $3,720,000 of the $124 million NJTPA received through ARRA.   NJTPA funding allotment by subregion can be found below. ·         March 4, 2009:  Sussex County Division of Engineering submits updated project list to NJTPA based upon funding allocation. ·         Fall 2009:  Sussex County Division of Engineering forwards Final Bid Documents (Plans and Specifications) along with all support and report data to NJDOT Local Aid for Authorization. ·         Spring 2010:  Sussex County Division of Engineering, after receipt of NJDOT authorization, Bids Projects. ·         April-May:  Sussex County Division of Engineering awards Contractors to Lowest Responsible Bidders. ·         May: Project Construction begins.   Sussex County 2009 Federal Stimulus INFRASTRUCTURE Project Application Pool Project DescRIPTION Town Preliminary Funding REquest Jan 27, 2009 REVISED FUNDING REQUEST MArch 4, 2009 Awarded Value Federal Project Authorization received Status County Bridge Q-09 Replacement of Bridge Q-09 carrying County Route 620 over Glen Brook. Sparta $600,000 $600,000 $449,509.40 5/6/2010 Complete County Bridge Q-11 Replacement of Bridge Q-09 carrying County Route 620 over Glen Brook. Sparta $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $901,237.50 4/23/2010 Complete Surface Rehabilitation CR 616 Milling, Subbase repair, resurfacing.  Newton to CR 517 in Sparta. Newton, Andover Twp., and Sparta $1,000,000 $1,045,000 $1,035,635.83 4/15/2010 Complete Surface Rehabilitation CR 519 Milling, Subbase repair, resurfacing. SR 206/94 Newton to SR 206 Branchville * 3/4/09 CR 626 Hampton to US 206 Branchville Newton, Hampton, Frankford, and Branchville $1,500,000 $819,200 $737,603.44 4/13/2010 Complete Safety and Maintenance Improvement CR 620 Microsurfacing surface protector/ life extender and skid resistance upgrade CR 620 from Main Street Sparta to East Mountain Road. Sparta $150,000 $55,800 $86,137.90* 4/13/2010 Complete Total:  $6,900,000 $3,720,000       ·         Note: Awarded Value in excess of Funding Request compensated for using Sussex County Capital Funds.     NJTPA ARRA SUBREGION ALLOCATION   Subregion Population Percentage Adjusted for 3% Minimum Funding Allocation             Bergen 13.54% $16,788,490 Essex 7.96% $9,875,917 Newark 4.19% $5,194,357 Hudson 5.65% $7,005,411 Jersey City 3.68% $4,558,397 Hunterdon 3.00% $3,720,000 Middlesex 11.49% $14,244,804 Monmouth 9.42% $11,683,932 Morris 7.20% $8,928,842 Ocean 7.82% $9,701,769 Passaic 7.49% $9,286,537 Somerset 4.56% $5,649,029 Sussex 3.00% $3,720,000 Union 8.00% $9,922,516 Warren 3.00% $3,720,000         100.00% $124,000,000   This Page Updated  Jan 2012