New Jersey Turnpike Authority Garden State Parkway Interchange 125 Improvements

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1 New Jersey Turnpike Authority Garden State Parkway Interchange 125 Improvements PUBLIC HEARING REPORT Prepared for: New Jersey Turnpike Authority Prepared by: Stantec Consulting Services Inc. March 21, 2016

2 NJTA Contract P Improvements to GSP Interchange 125 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction Public Hearing Summary Project Need Project Description Notice of Public Hearing Public Hearing Written Comments and Responses Public Hearing Comments and Responses... 3 APPENDICES A. Notice of Public Hearing B. Letters Sent to Public Officials C. Handouts Distributed at Public Hearing D. Sign in Sheets a. Public Officials Sign-In Sheet b. General Public Sign-In Sheet E. Transcript of Proceedings of Public Hearing F. Newspaper Articles Regarding Hearing G. Written Comments and Responses

3 NJTA Contract P Improvements to GSP Interchange P age 1. Introduction On Thursday, December 10, 2015, a Public Hearing (Hearing) was held by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) for the Garden State Parkway (GSP) Improvements to Interchange 125 project located in the Borough of Sayreville, Middlesex County. The Hearing was held pursuant to the New Jersey Executive Order 172 (EO 172). The Hearing was held at the Borough of Sayreville municipal building, 167 Main Street, Sayreville, New Jersey Public Hearing Summary Project team members in attendance included representatives from the NJTA and the consultant team. Sixteen (16) members of the general public attended and signed the registration sheets (included in Appendix D). The Hearing included displays of the project showing proposed improvements at Interchange 125. Handouts summarizing the project were available at the registration table. Project team members were available to answer questions and discuss comments and concerns of the attendees during the Hearing. Generally, attendees were supportive of the Interchange 125 improvements. Comments, questions and concerns included the following: Overall intent of the project Status of Interchange 124 Attendees were given the opportunity to fill out comment sheets and to register for oral testimony during the Hearing. The Hearing portion of the meeting consisted of a presentation by the NJTA and their consultants, followed by oral testimony from the public. Two members of the public presented oral testimony at the Hearing. Comments received during the meeting and the subsequent comment period as well as oral testimony comments, are included in Appendix G. 3. Project Need The purpose of the proposed Project is to service existing and proposed future traffic demand on the local road network and on the Parkway, at Interchange 125; improve local traffic safety; and support the economic role of the Parkway in moving commuting and regional traffic within and throughout this portion of New Jersey in the most efficient manner possible. The proposed Project will also address the operational, maintenance and safety requirements of the Authority in its management of the Parkway, particularly as these requirements relate to the anticipated traffic growth at Interchange Project Description Presently, Interchange 125 is a partial interchange that provides limited access to and from the south via a southbound entrance ramp and a northbound exit ramp at Chevalier Avenue. Due to the missing ramps at the existing Interchange 125, traffic travelling southbound that is destined for local and state operated roadways in the vicinity of Interchange 125 must exit at Interchange 124 approximately one mile to the south and utilize the local roadway network to reach their destination. Similarly, traffic using the local roadways near Interchange 125 that are destined for the northbound Parkway must travel south to Interchange 124 to enter the Parkway, or travel approximately three miles north along Route 9 and use Interchange 129 to

4 NJTA Contract P Improvements to GSP Interchange 125 access the northbound Parkway. Construction of the interchange improvements will be accomplished in multiple stages with all travel lanes being maintained at all times during construction along the GSP and all ramp movements will also be maintained during peak times. The proposed improvements will require the acquisition of adjacent right-of-way parcels in order to construct the new ramps and stormwater management basins. Permits have been obtained or are pending from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), and the Middlesex County Soil Conservation District. The estimated construction cost for the project is $70 to $80 million. 5. Public Notices 5.1 Legal Notice The Legal Notice is included in Appendix A. 5.2 Notice of Public Hearing Invitation letters to local, county, and state public officials sent written notice of the Hearing are included in Appendix B. 6. Public Hearing The Hearing was held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Thursday, December 10, 2015, at the Borough of Sayreville municipal building, 167 Main Street, Sayreville, New Jersey Total attendance was thirty-four (34) people (including NJTA representatives). The Hearing began at 6:00 pm with a formal presentation, after which the public was given the opportunity to provide comments. The Hearing was closed at 8:00 pm. The presentation and public comments were recorded by a Certified Court Reporter. A copy of the Hearing transcript is included in Appendix E. Copies of the Hearing handouts can be found in Appendix C. 7. Written Comments and Responses Written comments were accepted by the NJTA until December 28, No written comments were received by NJTA. 2 P age

5 NJTA Contract P Improvements to GSP Interchange Public Hearing Comments Public Comment #1: Mark Kauffman Borough of Sayreville I live in the President Park section of town and I just have a concern that the 124 ramps are maintained and stay there. I don t know if there s any plans in the future for that. New Jersey Turnpike Authority Response Provided at the Hearing: They will remain. And they will be maintained as well. 3 P age

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25 Project Schedule New Jersey Turnpike Authority Public Hearing December 10, 2015 Advertise Construction Contract Award Contract/ Begin Construction Open New Southbound Exit Ramp Construction Completion January 2016 June 2016 Spring 2017 July 2019 Public Hearing Rules The following rules will govern the Public Comment portion of the Public Hearing: 1. Anyone wishing to speak must register at the desk located at the entrance to the meeting room. 2. Speakers will be called in the order in which they registered, except for public officials who will be given priority. 3. Speakers are asked to state their full name and address, and spell their last name. All comments will be recorded by the Certified Court Reporter. 4. Oral comments for public officials will be limited to 10 minutes. Oral comments for the members of the public will be limited to 5 minutes. Remaining time cannot be assigned to another speaker. There is no limit on the length of written comments. 5. The Public Hearing will end when all those registered to comment have done so. The record shall remain open for fifteen (15) days after the hearing, until December 28, 2015 and any additional comments must be submitted in writing to: Vincent Mignella, P.E., Hearing Offi cer New Jersey Turnpike Authority, P.O. Box 5042 Woodbridge, New Jersey All comments will be addressed in a written Final Hearing Report, which will be issued after the close of the comment period. Copies of the final hearing report will be provided to the Borough of Sayreville. New Jersey Turnpike Authority Garden State Parkway Improvements to Interchange 125 Construction Contract No. P Hearing Location Place: Borough of Sayreville Municipal Building 167 Main Street, Sayreville, NJ Time: Public Information Center 4:00-6:00pm Public Hearing and Presentation 6:00-8:00 pm PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA: Introduction of Purpose and Need - Vincent Mignella, P.E., NJTA Description of Improvements - Stantec Public Comment - Open Conclusion - NJTA

26 SB TOLL LANES RARITAN TOLL PLAZA SB EXPRESS E-ZPASS LANES MAIN STREET EXTENSION PROPOSED SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION RELOCATE SB ENTRANCE RAMP 125 SBE MAIN ST. EXTENSION WIDENING AND IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED TRAFFIC SIGNAL CHEVALIER AVE WIDENING PROPOSED RAMP TOLL PLAZA PROPOSED SB EXIT RAMP 125 SBX GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SOUTHBOUND GARDEN STATE PARKWAY NORTHBOUND DRISCOLL BRIDGE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY SOUTHBOUND GARDEN STATE PARKWAY NORTHBOUND PROPOSED RAMP 125NBXA US ROUTE 9 REALIGN NB EXIT RAMP 125 NBX Project Overview REPLACE NB & SB PARKWAY BRIDGES US ROUTE 9 The purpose of the proposed Project is to service existing and proposed future traffic demand on the local road network and on the Parkway, at Interchange 125; improve local traffic safety; and support the economic role of the Parkway in moving commuting and regional traffic within and throughout this portion of New Jersey in the most efficient manner possible. The proposed Project will also address the operational, maintenance and safety requirements of the Authority in its management of the Parkway, particularly as these requirements relate to the anticipated traffic growth at Interchange 125. Presently, Interchange 125 is a partial interchange that provides limited access to and from the south via a southbound entrance ramp and a northbound exit ramp at Chevalier Avenue. Due to the missing ramps at the existing Interchange 125, traffic traveling southbound that is destined for local and state operated roadways in the vicinity of Interchange 125 must exit at Interchange 124 approximately one mile to the south and utilize the local roadway network to reach their destination. Similarly, traffic using the local roadways near Interchange 125 that are destined for the northbound Parkway must travel south to Interchange 124 to enter the Parkway, or travel approximately three miles north along Route 9 and use Interchange 129 to access the northbound Parkway. Construction of the improvements will be accomplished in multiple stages with all travel lanes being maintained at all times during construction along the GSP and all ramp movements will also be maintained during peak times. The proposed improvements will require the acquisition of adjacent right-of-way parcels in order to construct the new ramps and stormwater management basins. Permits have been obtained or are pending from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), and the Middlesex County Soil Conservation District. The estimated construction cost for the project is $70 to $80 million. WB EB MAIN STREET CR 684 PROPOSED NB ENTRANCE RAMP 125 NBE MODIFY EXISTING SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION ROUTE 35 Proposed Improvements CONSTRUCT NEW SOUTHBOUND EXIT RAMP CONSTRUCT NEW NORTHBOUND ENTRANCE RAMP WIDEN CHEVALIER AVENUE TO 2 LANES EASTBOUND AND 3 LANES WESTBOUND REPLACE PARKWAY BRIDGE STRUCTURES RELOCATE SOUTHBOUND ENTRANCE RAMP PROVIDE DIRECT CONNECTION FROM NORTHBOUND EXIT RAMP TO MAIN STREET EXTENSION CONSTRUCT 6 NEW RETAINING WALLS Proposed Typical Section NB GARDEN STATE PARKWAY OVER CHEVALIER AVENUE AND BYPASS ROADS RAMP 125 NBXA SW 2 EB LANES CHEVALIER AVENUE (LOOKING WEST) 3 WB LANES RAMP 125 NBE

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37 STATE OF NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE AUTHORITY PUBLIC HEARING : : IN THE MATTER OF THE NEW JERSEY : TURNPIKE AUTHORITY'S GARDEN : STATE PARKWAY IMPROVEMENTS TO : INTERCHANGE 125 CONSTRUCTION : CONTRACT NO. P : : : : : Transcript of proceedings taken at the Sayreville Municipal Building, Council Chambers, 167 Main Street, Sayreville New Jersey on December 10, 2015, commencing at 6:00 p.m. before Vincent Mignella, Hearing Officer

38 2 1 A P P E A R A N C E S: For the Turnpike: New Jersey Turnpike Authority By: Vincent Mignella, P.E., P.P., C.M.E. Project Engineer PO Box 5042 Woodbridge, NJ For the Interchange 125: New Jersey Turnpike Authority By: Lamis T. Malak, P.E. Senior Highway Engineer PO Box 5042 Woodbridge, NJ Stantec By: Patrick Byrne, PE Associate 365 West Passaic Street Suite 175 Rochelle Park, NJ For the City: Stantec By: Adam L. Catherine, PE Associate 1000 Midlantic Drive Suite 300W Mount Laurel, NJ Mayor Kennedy O'Brien 167 Main Street Sayreville, NJ 08872

39 3 1 I N D E X 2 3 SPEAKER: PAGE PATRICK BYRNE 7 JOHN WISNIEWSKI 17 DAVID MCGILL 20 STEVEN GRILLO 21 MICHAEL DADDIO 22 TOM POLLANDO 23 DONALD NEWTON 23 MARK KAUFFMAN 24 Ursula Vanwart 25 Mayor Kennedy O'Brien

40 4 1 VINCENT MIGNELLA: Good evening and welcome. Today we're gathered for the public hearing of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority's Garden State Parkway Interchange 125 improvement project. My name is Vincent Mignella and I'm the New Jersey Turnpike Authority's Project Manager for these improvements. It is now 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, I will be the hearing officer for these proceedings and I thank everyone for participating. This hearing is being conducted pursuant to Executive Order No. 172 and the format of this hearing will follow its requirements. The purpose of the hearing is for the Authority to receive your opinions, recommendations, suggestions and comments regarding the project within the project limits. Tonight's agenda includes a discussion on the purpose and need of the project and a description of the proposed improvements. After the presentation, public officials and then members of the public will be

41 given the opportunity to provide comments for the record. You may also find the Public Hearing Rules information on the handout in the back. The Authority will accept written comments from any members of the public. Members of the public may provide written comments before December 28, 2015, that's the hearing closing date after that, no further comments. We will evaluate all comments received both verbal and written, and we will address them by way of a Hearing Report that will be prepared by the Authority. The Hearing Report preparation will begin after the hearing closing date. A copy of the Hearing Report will be sent to the Borough of Sayreville and Middlesex County and DOT. Assisting me here tonight is Lamis Malak, the Supervising Engineer with the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Patrick Byrne, Project Engineer, Adam, the traffic engineer and Russell Saputo represent Stantec, the design consultant for the

42 Interchange Project. So, Interchange 125 is a partial interchange located in the Borough of Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey. The Authority has identified operational issues with this location and has evaluated various alternatives in order to improve the Interchange. The Interchange currently has limited access to and from Chevalier Avenue. Presently, there is limited access to and from the south on the Garden State Parkway via a southbound entrance ramp and a northbound exit ramp at Chevalier Avenue. Due to the missing movements at the Interchange, traffic traveling southbound on the Parkway, that is destined for local and state operated roadways in the vicinity of Interchange 125 must exit at Interchange 124, which is approximately one mile to the south and then utilize roadways to reach their destination. Similarly, traffic using the local roadways near Interchange 125 that are destined for the northbound Parkway must travel south to Interchange

43 to enter the Parkway, or travel approximately three miles north along Route 9 to use Interchange 129 to access the northbound Parkway. The purpose of the project is to make improvements that will service existing and proposed future traffic demands on the local roadways and the Parkway. Interchange 125 improvements will address the substandard operation of the Interchange and improve traffic movements and safety. In addition, the mainline parkway bridges over Chevalier Avenue will be replaced in multiple stages in order to maintain all lanes of traffic during the construction period and provide for the new ramps. So, at this time, I would like to introduce Patrick Byrne, Stantec's Project Engineer for the Interchange 125 improvements to come forward and expand on the project design. PATRICK BYRNE: Good evening everybody. Just to give you a little bit

44 of an overview if you're not familiar with the area, the project is bounded to the north, Driscoll Bridge along the Parkway, on the south, the Raritan Toll Plaza, on the west, the project area we have the site that was formerly known as a National Lead Site and on the east we have the interchange of Route 9 and Route 35. As Vin mentioned, one of the goals of the project, was to complete the interchange and provide the missing movements, namely the interchange was missing a southbound exit ramp which will provide access from the north, vehicles traveling from the north to the local street and also there was no northbound entrance ramp providing access from the local streets to the northbound parkway and points north. So, this project will include a new southbound exit ramp, it will include a new northbound entrance ramp. In addition, the Garden State Parkway bridge structures over Chevalier Avenue, this is the southbound, this is the northbound, both of these bridge structures

45 will be completely replaced, the geometry of the parkway over Chevalier Avenue and as well as the geometry of Chevalier Avenue as it travels underneath the parkway, will be improved both horizontally and vertically. One of the big benefits of this is the vertical clearance underneath these bridges, currently substandard will be improved to standard conditions. In addition, some of the existing ramps, namely the northbound exit ramp existing today comes north on the parkway, exits down on to Chevalier Avenue, the existing southbound entrance ramp from Chevalier Avenue to the parkway southbound, these ramps will be either altered or relocated to provide better traffic flow from the intersection. Specifically, the northbound exit ramp currently you come off the parkway going northbound, you make a right at the bottom of the ramp and you can access Routes 9 and 35, if you wanted to go towards points west, namely Main Street Extension or the church or any of the businesses along Main

46 Street Extension, you would make a left at the bottom of this ramp. That will be changed. A new roadway and ramp will take you underneath the new parkway structures, along this way to the west to the new signalized intersection. In addition, the southbound entrance ramp will be relocated from this position here so that you'll have access from Main Street Extension directly onto the parkway southbound via this new signalized intersection. The goal of those ramp relocations is basically to try to minimize the amount of traffic that will be on this section of Chevalier Avenue as it travels through. In addition to these improvements, there will be retaining walls constructed along this new southbound exit ramp and the new northbound entrance ramp to minimize impacts to environmentally sensitive areas namely wetlands and open water. Along the Garden State Parkway, there will be ten new sign structures constructed to improve driver awareness and to bring the signs up

47 to the current MUTCD Standards. In addition, there will be three storm water management basins, one located here at the intersection of Main Street Extension and Chevalier Avenue, a second, basin number two which will be located at the bottom of the northbound exit ramp and a third located here at the corner of Route 9 and Chevalier Avenue. These basins will essentially take any of the new storm water generated by this project and it will be treated for groundwater recharge, storm water quality, as well as retention so that the peak flows are not impacted in the existing systems once you leave this area. Improvements along Main Street Extension currently you could see from this graphic here, Main Street Extension is two lanes northbound, two lanes southbound with a right hand shoulder. In the proposed condition, we will be maintaining two through lanes, northbound and southbound in addition to some turning lanes at the intersections as well as at Chevalier Avenue, there will be a three right turn

48 lane, this will take you from Main Street Extension northbound on to Chevalier Avenue. Along Chevalier Avenue, currently today there are two extra wide lanes, one in each direction, both eastbound and westbound. In the future, there will be three westbound lanes and there will be two eastbound lanes, there will be a sidewalk provided along the eastbound Chevalier Avenue and you could also see here that these are the two relocated parkway ramps that will go underneath the Parkway as well. So, these bridges are getting higher, they're also getting a lot wider to accommodate this additional traffic. Some of the requirements that will be in place for construction, will be maintaining all lanes of traffic on both the parkway and on the local streets at all times, that's seven lanes northbound on the parkway, seven lanes southbound on the parkway and all of the lanes, like I said, on Chevalier Avenue, Main Street Extension will also be maintained at all times except

49 during off peak and nighttime closures necessary for some of the bridge construction or other work. The bridges over -- the Parkway bridges over Chevalier Avenue, because of their size and because of the fact that we're maintaining all lanes of Parkway traffic, they will be constructed in three stages. We're also doing this work so that we minimize impacts to major utilities that are located along Chevalier Avenue. Within Chevalier Avenue there are telephone, gas, water, sanitary sewer and both transmission and electrical distribution. We also, as I said, we have environmentally sensitive areas within the entire project, each quadrant has wetlands, specifically this area here is all wetlands, there are wetlands located within this area here adjacent to the northbound entrance ramp as well as existing wetlands and forested areas here in this quadrant. We will be constructing six new retaining walls as part of this project to minimize the impacts to those areas. This

50 line here shows the anticipated schedule, the final design submission was happening in January of 2016, the contract will be advertised, awarded this spring and construction is scheduled to begin in June of The new southbound exit ramp, is scheduled to open in May of 2017, approximately one year after construction begins. The new northbound entrance ramp will open one year after that, approximately November 2018, substantial completion of construction meaning that all ramps, roadways, will be completed and open to traffic in July of I'm just running right now -- we can show you a simulation of traffic. This is showing you the traffic conditions during the p.m. peak hour and this is at the opening or the completion of construction so this would be the summer of So, just to orient you, this is Main Street Extension heading looking northbound, this is Chevalier Avenue and this is the new southbound exit ramp. This roadway here, this is Main Street

51 Extension, this is the Garden State Parkway over here and this is the new signalized intersection that will be constructed. And with that, I'm finished. 5 VINCENT MIGNELLA: Thank you Patrick. At this time, the public is invited to provide comments regarding the physical improvements either orally at this hearing tonight or if you prefer not to speak this evening and would like your comments on the record, provide your comments in writing using the comment cards available at the registration table in the rear. The floor is now open for public comment. The public hearing rules are as follows: Anyone who wishes to speak must register at the table located at the entrance to the auditorium. Please provide all the necessary information listed on the form. Public Officials who have registered to speak will be given the opportunity to speak first. They will be afforded ten minutes of time to speak. Then, members of the public who wish to speak will be given

52 an opportunity to speak. They will be afforded five minutes. Please keep in mind that the comment session is not intended to be a question and answer period. We will try to answer what we can, but otherwise we will complete the answers in the public hearing request. The proceedings are being recorded by a certified court reporter. When you speak, please state your name, spell your last name and state your town of residency loudly and clearly so that the court reporter can hear you. You have the option of providing written comments using the forms located on the registration table. The written comments will be entered into the record if you don't want to speak. So, all comments will be responded to in the Public Hearing Report but if we can answer any questions, we will try do so to keep it moving. Let's start with the public officials. People are still signing in, we'll wait a moment. MR. WISNIEWSKI: Good evening, thank

53 you. My name is John Wisniewski, I'm a Sayreville resident but I'm also a member of the general assembly and I chair the Assembly Transportation Committee. First, let me start by thanking the Turnpike Authority for being here this evening and putting this presentation on. The improvements to exit 125 are important aspects for the Borough of Sayreville. Sayreville is a community of nearly fifty thousand people. The fact that the Garden State Parkway has not matched it's size or its imports and improving exit 125 making it a full interchange will give the community the due recognition that it needs. Getting on and off the Parkway from the Borough of Sayreville has been a haphazard undertaking for many years. The exits and the entrances are not prolocated and so somebody coming in or leaving the community have to travel two distinct paths to get in and get out. So, for the morning rush and for the evening rush, a lot of additional confusion

54 is created by the current arrangements. The proposal that will pair the entrance with an exit saving drivers time and money will make local commuting a lot more efficient and easier. Local traffic will also be relieved with the improved access to both Routes 9 and 35 with the new southbound exit at 125. I really appreciate the fact that the Parkway improvements are forward-looking and that will make using the former National Lead site much more viable and much more accessible, again, eliminating traffic congestion that could save local roads for this project not be done. The redevelopment plans for the former National Lead site will create a destination that will attract visitors and employees from throughout the area and this will be a benefit to the community by also providing the jobs and the economic stimulus without impacting the community. Parkway's plans will accommodate visitors with easy access and minimal impact on the Borough of Sayreville. One

55 of the key elements of this plan that I think is important is the fact that there is a cost-sharing agreement. One of the issues that I have long championed as the transportation trust fund. It has limited resources, the cost-sharing agreement with the developer of the National Lead site, Sayreville Seaport will enable those trust fund dollars to go even further. Today and over the coming days, the public will have an opportunity to review and comment on these plans before making improvements to exit 125. I personally endorse these plans and I think they are for the betterment of the community, not only for the Borough of Sayreville, but for the City of South Amboy and truly all of the communities of the nineteen legislative district. Having lived in Sayreville my entire life, I've experienced firsthand the problems that local residents have accessing the Parkway. Throughout my legislative career, starting in 1996, one of the first meetings I had was to advocate

56 for better access on and off the Parkway. It's 20 years since then and I'm glad that this project is finally becoming reality. Finally, I would like to thank the Turnpike Authority engineering staff and leadership for the hard work that they have put into this. This design that you see tonight is not the first design. It has gone through many different variations taking into account a variety of different concerns that have been brought up to them, especially by the local Borough Engineer, Dave Samuels, CME Associates and Members of the Sayreville Redevelopment Agency, chaired by Mike Daddio. I would like to thank the Turnpike, their staff and their leadership for their hard work and the Sayreville officials for their hard work and I look forward to this becoming a reality. Thank you. MR. MIGNELLA: Mr. McGill, please. MR. McGILL: Thank you ladies and gentlemen. I guess we can finally say that Sayreville is coming to the twenty-first century. It's nice leaving Sayreville and

57 seeing my house as I go by on the Parkway to go down to the next exit to get back to my home. This entrance and exit, the whole interchange, again, I thank the Authority for this, gives us easy access to both business, for leisure, South Amboy, South River, all of this area, that's only part of the County you could see at one time. You could see it but you couldn't come visit us or if you visited us, you couldn't leave us. So, believe me, my statements are short, but this is long in the making. Thank you very much, it's going to do wonders for my community. I am a Sayreville person. Thank you. MR. MIGNELLA: Councilman-elect, Mr. Grillo. MR. GRILLO: Good evening, my name is Steve Grillo, I'm a Councilman-elect here in the Borough of Sayreville, I'm also -- so I was very excited to see the schematics of this job and I was given a very robust discussion on the plans for this area and Sayreville is a growing community, it's one of the fastest growing in the state, in the

58 county, I think that the indicator of that is that private industry wanted to come here and take over the National Lead Site, to create a remarkable commercial opportunity. Of course, with that growth comes the need for proper transportation effort. In reviewing this plan, I think that it's hit all the major points and I think it's going to make Sayreville not only a more efficient place to travel to, but a safer one as well. So, I welcome this, I support this and I hope that during my tenure on the council, I could play a role in this project and move it forward. Thank you. 16 MR. MIGNELLA: Mr. Daddio MR. DADDIO: Hi, my name is Mike Daddio, I'm the Chairman of SERA, I've only been chairman for a couple of years. Mr. Travisano was the chairman for most of this and done a lot of hard work during this project. Been on SERA for fifteen years, we've seen a lot of developers, we've seen a lot of plans and it's nice to finally see this coming into fruition. He did a lot of

59 work that he didn't get credit for. He worked very closely with us and thank you for having him. Thank you. 4 5 MR. MIGNELLA: MR. POLLANDO: Mr. Pollando. This is going to be real brief, I'm Tom Pollando, redevelopment agency, former counsel president. I've lived in Sayreville for forty years. I no longer will have to cut through the rest stop to get where I want to go. I can now go to -- so, every time I go to get off at the rest stop, I'm always looking for the state trooper to pull me over. It's a long time coming, I just want to thank our assemblymen for the hard work, and the redevelopment agency, CME and this is definitely something that this town needs and as far as the point of the project, this is only going to help this even more. Thank you. 21 MR. MIGNELLA: Mr Newton available? MR. NEWTON: I'm Don Newton, vice chairman for the redevelopment agencies, I've been involved in this procedure from it's inception. I was born right up the

60 street here. I know what goes on here, I'm glad to see this finally coming to fruition because it's a long time coming and from the original plans to the plan we now have, it's constantly changing, even going to change in the future. You never know what's going to be. So, I'm glad to see the results of the plan so we can start with the Bass Pro Shop which I recommend we put in there. Thank you. 11 MR. MIGNELLA: Any other public officials that wish to speak tonight? With that said, we're going to open the session to the public. Mr. Kauffman. 15 MR. KAUFFMAN: Name's Mark Kauffman, K-A-U-F-F-M-A-N, lifelong resident of Sayreville. I live in the President Park section of town and I just have a concern that the 124 ramps are maintained and stay there. I don't know if there's any plans in the future for that MR. MIGNELLA: MR. KAUFFMAN: MR. MIGNELLA: maintained as well. They will remain. Thank you. And they will be

61 MR. KAUFFMAN: Mr. MIGNELLA: Excellent. Is there anyone else from the public that would like to speak tonight? Again, you don't have to speak, if you like, you can fill out a comment sheet and send it in so that the comments can be put on the record. At this time, we can suspend the recording until 8 p.m. and reopen should anyone wish to speak. 10 MS. VANWART: Ursula Vanwart, last name V-A-N-W-A-R-T. I'm a citizen, I'm a taxpayer, I live off of Main Street and I just saw that this was happening in the newspaper today so, I came here to get some information and do you have any kind of information that you can give out about this? I know I missed the session. 18 MR. MIGNELLA: There is a handout in the rear, so you can sign in, take a handout, it's got a project overview, it's got some material from the board, which is reduced scale and if you have any questions you can always ask and we can answer the questions. 25 MS. VANWART: And is the public

62 26 1 hearing suspended at this time. 2 MR. MIGNELLA: The hearing is in session until 8:00. But the hearing is to really record the public and the local officials comments and concerns. If you have questions, you can ask them now. 7 MS. VANWART: I don't have any questions until I actually look and see what the project proposes. MR. MIGNELLA: We will be on until 8 so, if you have any questions, you can come up and ask the questions up until 8: MS. VANWART: MR. MIGNELLA: Great, thank you. Anyone else wish to speak? So, as I stated earlier, we can suspend the recordings until either 8 p.m. or until anyone else wishes to speak. I'm going to put the sign in sheets back in the rear, please sign in if you wish to speak. Thank you. MAYOR O'BRIEN: My name is Kennedy O'Brien and I'm the mayor of Sayreville and I want to thank the Turnpike Authority for building this ramp, and the O'Neil Company for deciding to invest several billion

63 dollars in our town and most of all, I want to thank Governor Christie for his belief in this project and for helping to make this a reality because it all comes together, New Jersey, the Turnpike Authority and O'Neil Properties, they're making this the largest redevelopment on the East Coast, am I taking too long? 9 MR. MIGNELLA: No, not at all MAYOR O'BRIEN: So, that's a fact and Brian O'Neil, Jr. Said it's a fact. Thank you for coming to Sayreville. 13 MR. MIGNELLA: It is now 8:00 p.m., if there are no other oral comments; the public hearing is now closed. As stated earlier, all written comments must be received before December 28, 2015 in order to be included in the public forum record. A Hearing Report will be prepared by the Authority and will be available for the public. Lamis Malak and I want to thank everyone for attending. (Public Hearing was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.) 24 25

64 28 1 C E R T I F I C A T I O N I, DEANNA WIZBICKI, being a Registered Court Reporter and Notary Public within and for the State of New Jersey, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct transcript of the proceedings DEANNA WIZBICKI, Registered License No: 30CY Notary ID No: DATED: This transcript is not to be copied unless under the direct control and supervision of the certifying reporter RICHARD A. MERLINO & ASSOCIATES 7 MONTAGUE AVENUE TRENTON, NEW JERSEY (609) FAX: (609)

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71 sign [4] - 10:25, 25:20, 26:19, 26:20 signalized [3] - 10:7, 10:12, 15:4 signing [1] - 16:24 signs [1] - 11:2 similarly [1] - 6:22 simulation [1] - 14:18 Site [2] - 8:7, 22:4 site [4] - 8:5, 18:12, 18:18, 19:8 six [1] - 13:25 size [2] - 13:8, 17:13 south [4] - 6:12, 6:21, 6:25, 8:4 South [3] - 19:18, 21:7 southbound [16] - 6:13, 6:16, 8:13, 8:20, 8:24, 9:14, 9:15, 10:8, 10:12, 10:20, 11:20, 11:23, 12:24, 14:8, 15:1, 18:9 SPEAKER [1] - 3:3 specifically [2] - 9:20, 13:20 spell [1] - 16:11 spring [1] - 14:6 staff [2] - 20:6, 20:18 stages [2] - 7:15, 13:11 standard [1] - 9:9 Standards [1] - 11:2 Stantec [3] - 2:9, 2:13, 5:25 Stantec's [1] - 7:20 start [3] - 16:23, 17:6, 24:9 starting [1] - 19:25 STATE [2] - 1:1, 1:5 state [5] - 6:18, 16:11, 16:12, 22:1, 23:14 State [7] - 4:4, 6:12, 8:22, 10:24, 15:3, 17:13, 28:5 statements [1] - 21:12 stay [1] - 24:20 Steve [1] - 21:20 STEVEN [1] - 3:7 still [1] - 16:24 stimulus [1] - 18:22 stop [2] - 23:11, 23:13 storm [3] - 11:3, 11:11, 11:13 Street [14] - 1:12, 2:11, 2:17, 9:25, 10:2, 10:11, 11:5, 11:17, 11:19, 12:2, 13:1, 14:24, 15:2, 25:13 street [2] - 8:16, 24:2 streets [2] - 8:18, 12:22 structures [4] - 8:23, 8:25, 10:5, 10:25 submission [1] - 14:4 substandard [2] - 7:10, 9:8 substantial [1] - 14:13 suggestions [1] - 4:18 Suite [2] - 2:11, 2:15 summer [1] - 14:22 Supervising [1] - 5:21 supervision [1] - 28:19 support [1] - 22:13 suspend [2] - 25:9, 26:17 suspended [1] - 26:2 systems [1] - 11:16 T table [3] - 15:15, 15:20, 16:16 taxpayer [1] - 25:13 telephone [1] - 13:14 ten [2] - 10:25, 15:25 tenure [1] - 22:14 thanking [1] - 17:6 THE [2] - 1:4 third [1] - 11:9 thousand [1] - 17:12 three [5] - 7:2, 11:3, 12:1, 12:9, 13:10 throughout [2] - 18:20, 19:24 Thursday [1] - 4:9 TO [1] - 1:5 today [5] - 4:2, 9:12, 12:6, 19:11, 25:15 together [1] - 27:5 Toll [1] - 8:4 Tom [1] - 23:7 TOM [1] - 3:9 tonight [5] - 5:20, 15:11, 20:9, 24:13, 25:5 Tonight's [1] - 4:21 towards [1] - 9:24 town [4] - 16:12, 23:18, 24:19, 27:2 traffic [16] - 5:23, 6:16, 6:22, 7:7, 7:11, 7:16, 9:17, 10:15, 12:18, 12:21, 13:10, 14:16, 14:18, 14:19, 18:7, 18:14 Transcript [1] - 1:10 transcript [2] - 28:7, 28:17 transmission [1] - 13:15 Transportation [1] - 17:5 transportation [2] - 19:6, 22:8 travel [4] - 6:25, 7:1, 17:23, 22:12 traveling [2] - 6:16, 8:15 travels [2] - 9:4, 10:16 Travisano [1] - 22:21 treated [1] - 11:13 TRENTON [1] - 28:23 trooper [1] - 23:14 true [1] - 28:6 truly [1] - 19:18 trust [2] - 19:6, 19:9 try [3] - 10:14, 16:7, 16:21 turn [1] - 12:1 turning [1] - 11:24 TURNPIKE [2] - 1:1, 1:4 Turnpike [11] - 2:3, 2:6, 4:3, 4:7, 5:22, 17:7, 20:6, 20:17, 26:24, 27:6 twenty [1] - 20:25 twenty-first [1] - 20:25 two [8] - 11:7, 11:19, 11:20, 11:22, 12:6, 12:10, 12:13, 17:23 U under [1] - 28:18 underneath [4] - 9:4, 9:7, 10:5, 12:15 undertaking [1] - 17:20 unless [1] - 28:18 up [5] - 11:2, 20:12, 24:1, 26:13 Ursula [2] - 3:12, 25:11 utilities [1] - 13:12 utilize [1] - 6:21 V V-A-N-W-A-R-T [1] - 25:12 Vanwart [2] - 3:12, 25:11 VANWART [4] - 25:11, 26:1, 26:8, 26:14 variations [1] - 20:10 variety [1] - 20:11 various [1] - 6:7 vehicles [1] - 8:14 verbal [1] - 5:12 vertically [1] - 9:5 via [2] - 6:13, 10:12 viable [1] - 18:13 vice [1] - 23:23 vicinity [1] - 6:18 Vin [1] - 8:9 VINCENT [2] - 4:1, 15:7 Vincent [3] - 1:13, 2:3, 4:6 virtual [1] - 9:7 visit [1] - 21:11 visited [1] - 21:11 visitors [2] - 18:19, 18:25 W wait [1] - 16:24 walls [2] - 10:19, 14:1 water [5] - 10:23, 11:4, 11:11, 11:14, 13:15 welcome [2] - 4:2, 22:13 west [3] - 8:5, 9:25, 10:6 West [1] - 2:11 westbound [3] - 12:7, 12:8, 12:9 wetlands [5] - 10:23, 13:19, 13:21, 13:23 whole [1] - 21:4 wide [1] - 12:6 wider [1] - 12:17 wish [5] - 16:2, 24:13, 25:10, 26:15, 26:20 wishes [2] - 15:19, 26:18 Wisniewski [1] - 17:2 WISNIEWSKI [2] - 3:5, 17:1 WIZBICKI [2] - 28:3, 28:9 wonders [1] - 21:15 Woodbridge [2] - 2:5, 2:8 writing [1] - 15:14 written [6] - 5:5, 5:7, 5:12, 16:15, 16:17, 27:17 35

72 Y 36 year [2] - 14:10, 14:12 years [5] - 17:20, 20:3, 22:20, 22:23, 23:9

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