A Forward-Thinking Project Featured in Roads & Bridges Magazine

August 24, 2023

For years, the townships of Freehold and Howell sought to improve Halls Mill Road with a realignment that would increase traffic circulation, relieve congestion, and — most importantly — enhance safety by reducing the risk of accidents. Although once serviceable, Halls Mill Road and Elton-Adelphia Road were too narrow to accommodate rising volumes of traffic. Other issues included sight-distance concerns and two bridges that had become functionally obsolete. Managing the environmental impact, as well as minimizing any disturbance to sites of potential archaeological significance, complicated matters. Monmouth County is home to thousands of acres of wetlands, some of which surround the various creeks and waterways that run along the road. Federally threatened species of wildlife, such as the bog turtle, live in the surrounding regions.

What started as a simple traffic congestion project broadened in scope. As the design engineer, T&M was tasked with planning an ambitious, multi-million-dollar endeavor that would take several years. The project included realigning the geometry of more than a mile of roadway.

Read more in, ‘Conservation Construction Concerns‘ by Don Di Zuzio, Transportation Practice Leader, and Pete Drinkwater, Transportation Department Manager, in the Roads & Bridges Magazine.