The New Jersey Department of Transportation has awarded $47.4 million in grants as part of the 2025 Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program.
In partnership with the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA), Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVPRC) and the South Jersey Transportation Planning Organization (SJTPO), the NJDOT awarded 43 grants to give federal funds for community-based non-traditional surface transportation projects.
“The New Jersey Department of Transportation is committed to advancing Governor Murphy’s vision of a safe transportation system that accommodates all users,” NJDOT Commissioner Fran O’Connor said on Dec. 16. “We are doing that by working with the three regional planning authorities to provide federal funding to counties and municipalities for local projects that improve safety and strengthen the cultural, aesthetic, and environmental aspects of our transportation system.”
TA Set-Aside projects must relate to surface transportation. The grants are awarded every two years and are given on a competitive basis to projects that include improving pedestrian and bicycle facilities, creating safe routes to school, preserving historic transportation structures, providing environmental mitigation and creating trail projects that serve a transportation purpose. The program is administered by the NJDOT. Projects were assessed by a selection committee comprised of representatives from NJDOT Local Aid, NJDOT Bureau of Environmental Program Resources, NJTPA, DVRPC and SJTPO.
The grants were split between the three regional entities with NJTPA receiving $29.4 million for 29 projects, DVRPC receiving $14.3 million for 10 projects and SJTPO receiving $3.7 million for three projects.