New Jersey Route 92
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East end | I-95 / N.J. Turnpike in Monroe Township | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | New Jersey | |||
Counties | Somerset, Middlesex, Mercer | |||
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Route 92 was a 6.7-mile (10.8 km) proposed branch of the
The first plans for Route 92's new alignment, running from exit 8A of the New Jersey Turnpike (rather than exit 8) west to U.S. Route 206 near Rocky Hill, were made in 1988, using funds from the canceled Somerset Freeway. In 1992, the plans were formally transferred to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which announced the new plans in 1994, again dropping the segment west of US 1. All but $6.5 million of the $400 million project was reassigned in November 2005 to widen the Turnpike in southern New Jersey.
History
Princeton–Hightstown alignment
The first proposed alignments for a freeway from the borough of Princeton to the community of Hightstown originates in the designation of State Highway Route 31-A in 1938 by the New Jersey State Legislature.
The highway was proposed and received opposition from the communities of
Turnpike Extension alignment
In 1988, the New Jersey Department of Transportation realigned the proposed Route 92 Freeway off the Princeton-Hightstown Bypass to a route further north. This new alignment was to run from
In February 2000, the Turnpike Authority gave in to the orders from the
In 2005, the Turnpike Authority relocated most of the Route 92 funding to the widening of the New Jersey Turnpike through the southern and central portions of New Jersey. The remaining funds, $6.5 million (2005 USD), left the project in limbo,[17] and the Army Corps of Engineers released a final statement, finding no other alternative outside of a new alignment.[18] On December 1, 2006, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority terminated its plans to build the spur from Ridge and 1 in South Brunswick to 8A in Monroe. Since most of the Route 92 funds had already been diverted to the Turnpike Authority's main concern, it made more sense[according to whom?] to cancel the spur due to lack of funding. The Authority's main focus was widening the Turnpike between Exits 6 in Mansfield Township and 8A in Monroe Township in anticipation of increased traffic coming from the Pennsylvania Turnpike when its interchange with I-95 is completed.[19]
Proposed alignments
Princeton–Hightstown Bypass
The first alignment of the Route 92 Freeway, proposed in the 1950s, was to begin at an interchange with
Turnpike Extension alignment (post-1994)
On the turnpike extension alignment proposed in 1994 that would be maintained by the
Proposed interchanges
Route 92 (Princeton-Hightstown)
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Somerset Freeway) | Proposed western terminus of Route 92.[7] | ||||
US 206 | |||||
Franklin | Route 27 | ||||
Middlesex | South Brunswick | US 1 | |||
Cranbury | CR 535 | ||||
US 130 | |||||
N.J. Turnpike | Interchange 8 (NJ Turnpike)[7] | ||||
Route 33 | Proposed eastern terminus of Route 92[7] | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Route 92 (post-1994)
The entire route was in Middlesex County.
Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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South Brunswick Township | 0.0 | 0.0 | US 1 | Proposed western terminus of Route 92. | |
0.8 | 1.3 | Perrine Road | Westbound interchange only. | ||
5.5 | 8.9 | US 130 / Friendship Road | Cloverleaf interchange. | ||
Monroe Township | 6.7 | 10.8 | I-95 / N.J. Turnpike | Interchange 8A (NJTP/I-95); Proposed eastern terminus of Route 92 | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- U.S. Roads portal
- New Jersey portal
References
- ^ a b c Epstein, Sue (March 30, 1999). "State Backs Plan for Hotly Debated Toll Road Linking Route 1 with Turnpike". The Star-Ledger.
- ^ ROUTE NO. 31A. Beginning in State highway route No. 31 in or near Princeton, and thence to a point at or near Hightstown and connecting there with State highway route No. 33 eastwardly of Hightstown., New Jersey State Assembly, 1938
- ^ Southeastern portion of the Princeton, New Jersey quadrangle (Map). United States Geological Survey. 1909.
- ^ Google (August 27, 2009). "Overview of old Route 31A" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ^ 1953 renumbering, New Jersey Department of Highways, archived from the original on June 28, 2011, retrieved July 31, 2009
- ^ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1991, Page 1298, Section 2.
- ^ a b c d Regional Highways: Status Report. Tri-State Transportation Commission. 1962.
- ^ New Jersey Highway Facts. Ewing, New Jersey: New Jersey Department of Transportation. 1967.
- ^ a b Public Hearing for Proposed Route 92 Freeway. Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey State Legislature. December 17, 1991.
- ^ "New Jersey's Modified Design-Build Program: Hightstown Bypass". Trenton, New Jersey, Washington D.C.: Federal Highway Administration, New Jersey Department of Transportation. June 1998.
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(help) - ^ Armone, Michael (December 1, 1999). "Long Wait is Over". Trenton, New Jersey: Trenton Times.
- ^ "Hightstown Bypass Opens to Traffic". Ewing, New Jersey: New Jersey Department of Transportation. November 29, 1999. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ Epstein, Sue (February 8, 2000). "Turnpike Consents to Study of Route 92". The Star-Ledger.
- ^ Raboteau, Albert (June 9, 2000). "Residents Voice Opinions on Route 92". Trenton, New Jersey: The Trenton Times.
- ^ Gross, Edward (August 11, 2000). "Highway 92: Editorial Reply". Edison, New Jersey: News 12 New Jersey.
- ^ DiMenichi, Sharlee Joy (December 31, 2003). "Army Completes Route 92 Draft". South Brunswick Township, New Jersey: The South Brunswick Post.
- ^ Tamari, Johnathan (November 30, 2005). "Route 92 Plan Loses Funding". The Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, New Jersey: Gannett Newspapers.
- ^ Parker, Hillary (October 5, 2006). "Route 92 Report Is Puzzling to Many". South Brunswick Township, New Jersey: The South Brunswick Post.
- ^ "Route 92-turnpike connection project off the table – for now: Official says expansion of turnpike between Exits 6 and 9 is the top priority". Daily Record. Morristown, New Jersey. December 2, 2006.
- ^ "New Jersey map with Route 92 inset". H.M. Gousha. 1976. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
- ^ "Route 92 alignment map". Washington D.C.: United States Army Corps of Engineers. 2003. Retrieved January 7, 2010.