Somerset County received a planning grant from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) to update its 2011 County Circulation Plan, “Making Connections.” This Circulation Plan Update, “Keep Somerset Moving: Transportation Plan 2045 Study” is led by a team of consultants, including Michael Baker International, WSP, and the Susan Blickstein Group (SBG).
The plan will improve mobility and travel throughout the County by providing a process for identifying and selecting priority transportation improvements.
The Purpose of a Transportation Plan is to
- Maintain and enhance the countywide multi‐modal transportation network for the movement of people and goods
- Consider the needs of all the County’s transportation system users and travel modes
- Guide transportation decision-making: plans, policies, projects
- Use an Equity-based approach to include underserved Environmental Justice communities within the transportation planning process.
- Develop projects for Six Year County Capital Improvement Program
- Collaborate with municipal and agency partners on coordinated land use and transportation planning decisions.
- Address environmental concerns, traffic congestion, and safety
Project Timeline:
| Project kickoff |
July 2022 |
| Data collection and needs assessment |
Summer/Fall 2022 |
| Public Meeting # 1 |
Late Fall 2022 |
| Draft Study findings and recommendations |
Winter/Spring 2023 |
| Public Meeting #2 |
May/June 2023 |
| Final Plan and Deliverables |
Late Summer/Early Fall 2023 |
| Adoption of the Circulation Plan |
Summer/Fall 2023 |
Below is the link to the 2011 Somerset County Circulation Element Update “Making Connections”
Somerset County's Circulation Plan Update: "Making Connections"
Below is the link to the Keep Somerset Moving Transportation Plan 2045:
Keep Somerset Moving Circulation Master Plan
