Bordentown Avenue (CR 615), Burlew Place and Eugene Boulevard Interchange Project

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is committed to developing transportation improvements that balance transportation needs, safety, the environment, community concerns, and cost. NJDOT will hold a Virtual Public Information Center (PIC) to provide local residents and businesses with information on the Bordentown Avenue (CR 615), Burlew Place and Eugene Boulevard Interchange project in Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey. You are encouraged to actively participate by providing comments by mail, by emailing BordentownAvenueInterchange@gmail.com, or the comment form on this website.

Project documents can be downloaded or viewed with the links below:

• Effectiveness of Dynamic Speed Feedback Signs [Traffic Tech]

• Do you know the rules of the roundabout? 

• Roundabouts: A Safer Choice

• Rules of the Roundabout

• Bordentown Avenue Roundabout References

• Bordentown Avenue (CR 615) Burlew Place, and Eugene Boulevard Interchanges Project Presentation

Project Details

The project aims to improve the Bordentown Avenue intersections of Burlew Place/Kenneth Avenue, and Eugene Boulevard. Currently, the unsignalized intersections experience conflicting traffic patterns, poor lighting, and limited visibility under the Route 9 Bridge. From 2014 to 2016, more than 230 crashes were reported in the vicinity. While Bordentown Avenue (CR 615) continues to carry high traffic volumes, the combination of unsignalized intersections, limited visibility, and high crash rates presents significant safety concerns. The project seeks to address these operational and safety concerns to improve travel through the interchange. The proposed design includes:

• Roundabout at the intersection of Bordentown Avenue with Burlew Place, Kenneth Avenue, and the Route 9 SB ramps

• Realignment of Bordentown Avenue west of the roundabout

• Roundabout at the intersection of Bordentown Avenue with Eugene Boulevard, and the Route 9 NB ramps

• Realignment of Eugene Boulevard into the proposed roundabout

• Widening Route 9 to add a Route 9 northbound to Bordentown Avenue deceleration lane and a Bordentown Avenue to Route 9 southbound acceleration lane

• Updated guide rail on Bordentown Avenue and Route 9

• Improved drainage and lighting facilities

• Improved sidewalk and pedestrian crossing movements

This project will enhance safety, extend the service life of infrastructure, maintain traffic operations during construction, and minimize overall impacts to the traveling public.

Right-of-Way & Access Impacts

Right-of-way and access impacts are comprised of temporary easements, partial acquisitions, and a full acquisition. These are required to construct project improvements, relocate utilities, and allow access for future maintenance. Access impacts are anticipated on 34 parcels, including driveway modifications, adjustments, or removals.

Environmental Impacts

The proposed improvements will require NJDEP Stormwater Management (SWM) Rule compliance for water quality and water quantity. Therefore, SWM facilities including a detention basin and bioretention basin are proposed within the project limits and are anticipated to be located within the infield areas of the interchange.

Historic and Cultural Resources

Federal regulations pertaining to the protection of historic properties, referred to as the Section 106 process, require the NJDOT to take into account the effect of proposed projects upon historic resources listed in, or eligible for listing in, the National Register of Historic Places. If you would like more detailed information on the Section 106 process, please reference the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation’s A Citizen’s Guide to Section 106 Review, available online at:

https://www.achp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017-01/CitizenGuide.pdf

NJDOT is required to solicit public input to assist in carrying out the Section 106 process. Historic preservation organizations, historical societies, and similar groups, or individuals with information about cultural resources (archaeological or architectural) in the project area are encouraged to attend the PIC or submit comments via Patience Sengbey (NJDOT), contact information provided below.

Anticipated Schedule

• Preliminary Engineering Complete: Summer 2026

• Anticipated Final Design Complete: Summer 2029

• Anticipated Construction Start: Spring 2030

• Anticipated Construction Complete: Fall 2032

For Further Information,  please contact:

Patience Sengbey

New Jersey Department of Transportation

Office of Government and Community Relations

1035 Parkway Avenue | PO Box 600 | Trenton, NJ 08618

Phone: (609) 963 - 2798

E-mail: patience.sengbey@dot.nj.gov

You may also submit a question or comment using the form below.