Site work and paving for a road / highway in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Working plans call for site work for a road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

county : Union Municipality : Elizabeth City Mileposts : N/A NJDOT - Kapkowski Road - North Avenue East Improvement Project As of July 16 , 2025, the project is in Final Planning status. Anticipated letting Year is 2025. This project involves the traffic signal and roadway improvements to five existing antiquated signalized intersections to current MUTCD standards in the City of Elizabeth. The intersections include the following locations: North Avenue East / Dowd Avenue / Division Street; Intersection; Veterans Memorial Drive / Trumbull Street / Third Street Intersection; Division Street / Trumbull Street Intersection, and Underpass Road Lowering; Trumbull Street / Dowd Avenue Intersection; and North Avenue East / Kapkowski Road Intersection. This project is to improve visibility of motorists, reposition traffic and pedestrian signals to more appropriate locations by installing new traffic signal poles and mast arms, installing video detection and CCTV on the mast arms, upgrade pedestrian signals to count down type push button activation, upgrade the signals to Light Emitting Diodes (LED), replace the existing traffic signal controllers and cabinets, install public sidewalk curb ramps with detectable warning surfaces where possible, add mast-arm mounted LED street name signs, replace the existing regulatory signs with signs conforming to the MUTCD Manual, improve drainage, curbing, sidewalks, roadway subbase, repaving, and restripe the crosswalks, stop bars and roadway center lines. The project also includes the lowering of the roadway under the Central Railroad bridge at the Division Street / Trumbull Street intersection to allow for a 14'-6' clearance. The current clearance is 12'-6". The improved clearance will eliminate a bottleneck and allow trucks to safely navigate this important area and avoid detours into residential neighborhoods. The underpass has a history of being struck by trucks. The following federal appropriations were allocated to this project: DEMO ID# NJ272, DEMO ID# NJ200, DEMO ID# NJ258. *Project information has been obtained through a public state transportation improvement plan (STIP). A STIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the STIP often evolves based on funding availability. The project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.