TRENTON — The administration of Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday the release of $150 million in fiscal year 2026 county aid to fund infrastructure improvements on the local level.
Engineer Robert Church said the county designates 10 road and/or bridge projects as a selection list to the state as part of the process to potentially fund every year. The program is funded through the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund.
“Keeping our transportation infrastructure safe and reliable is among my administration’s top priorities,” Murphy stated in a news release. “These improvements will further our effort to make New Jersey’s roads safer for every resident, in every community.”
“The Murphy administration is committed to a safe and efficient transportation system that benefits everyone who is traveling in New Jersey — whether they are on a state highway or on county or municipal roads and bridges,” Department of Transportation Commissioner Fran O’Connor said. “The millions of dollars in county aid provides funding to ensure our local infrastructure is maintained in a state of good repair without burdening local taxes.”
The state’s 21 counties will share a total of $150 million, including $3,123,009 for Cape May County, through the program that helps maintain roads and bridges under county jurisdiction in a state of good repair for the thousands of motorists that count on them each day.
County aid funds are apportioned based on population and road mileage in each county, and each county selects the projects that receive funding. Counties are required to submit eligible projects, identified in the county’s annual transportation program to the DOT for approval by Dec. 1.
Projects may be improvements to public roads and bridges under county jurisdiction or other transportation-related work.
Murphy signed into law a new schedule for county aid that requires the DOT to inform counties of their allotments for the current fiscal year by July 31 to help leaders better plan future projects.
