Route 18 Construction Project Reaches Completion
Praising the project for enhancing economic revitalization, creating jobs and improving commercial opportunities for business, Governor Jon S. Corzine announced on Wednesday the completion of the Route 18 reconstruction. Over 600 jobs were created and supported throughout the $200 million project.
“Today we mark the completion of Route 18, a major transportation artery that not only provides access to downtown New Brunswick and Rutgers, but regional hospitals, major corporations, local businesses and residential communities,” Governor Corzine said. “For that reason, Route 18 is a shining example of how public works projects can stimulate our economy through investment and job creation for our citizens.”
The project is estimated to generate $90 million in income for New Jersey workers and has added an estimated $115.7 million to the State’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Over 80,000 cars per day travel on the heavily congested Route 18 bound for downtown New Brunswick entities including Rutgers University, Johnson & Johnson’s Corporate Headquarters, Saint Peter’s University Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. The improvements will reduce traffic congestion and increase mobility throughout the New Brunswick area, reducing travel time from about 30 minutes to about 10 minutes from I-287 to Route 1 because of new outer roadways that separate Route 18 local traffic from express traffic.
“Today we mark the completion of Route 18, a major transportation artery that not only provides access to downtown New Brunswick and Rutgers, but regional hospitals, major corporations, local businesses and residential communities,” Governor Corzine said. “For that reason, Route 18 is a shining example of how public works projects can stimulate our economy through investment and job creation for our citizens.”
The project is estimated to generate $90 million in income for New Jersey workers and has added an estimated $115.7 million to the State’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Over 80,000 cars per day travel on the heavily congested Route 18 bound for downtown New Brunswick entities including Rutgers University, Johnson & Johnson’s Corporate Headquarters, Saint Peter’s University Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. The improvements will reduce traffic congestion and increase mobility throughout the New Brunswick area, reducing travel time from about 30 minutes to about 10 minutes from I-287 to Route 1 because of new outer roadways that separate Route 18 local traffic from express traffic.
