Route 33 Section 9A

Taylor Wiseman & Taylor provided engineering design and surveying services for Final Scope Development, Preliminary and Final Designs, and Construction Engineering Services for roadway widening and safety improvements along ¾ of a mile of Route 33, and ¼ mile each along Routes 35 and 71. Based on input from the NJ Department of Transportation (NJDOT), the previously proposed five-lane section was “right-sized” to three lanes (thru-lane in each direction with center left-turn lane) and shoulders or turning lanes to replace the existing narrow 34’ cartway. Our design efforts included drainage analysis and design, traffic engineering and signal design for five intersections, roadway lighting design, reconstruction of a two-track at-grade railroad crossing, including signal pre-emption and pre-signals, design exception investigation, ROW acquisition, utility relocations, Categorical Exclusion Document (CED), NJDEP Treatment Works permit, extensive UST Contamination issues, pavement design, Context Sensitive Design treatments, bicycle/pedestrian safety and design, ADA issues, and driveway access design that included 45 cut-outs using the NJDOT Access Code.

The project included complex staging and Traffic Control Plans with temporary signals to keep the state highways open, along with preparation of displays and attendance at three public information centers. Our staff assisted with two Diagnostic Team Meetings, held by NJDOT with NJ Transit and local police, to discuss short-term detours during replacement of the at-grade railroad crossing and associated impact to parking along the proposed detour routes. Synchro traffic analysis and SimTraffic simulation modeling were utilized to analyze traffic patterns. All designs were prepared in accordance with NJDOT Policies and Procedures, the MUTCD, and FHWA & AASHTO procedures and standards. Designs were performed using InRoads and all plans were prepared in CADD utilizing MicroStation. Our staff received an “outstanding” overall performance evaluation from NJDOT for their efforts in completing the project’s design and for construction engineering services.