The Murphy Administration today (Aug. 1) announced the release of $150 million in Fiscal Year 2025 County Aid to help make infrastructure improvements on the local level. (Cape May County is slated to receive $3,123,009.) The program is funded through the New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund (TTF).
“The New Jersey Department of Transportation is committed to finding solutions for localized transportation concerns by investing in county owned bridges and roadways, which reduces the tax burden on residents,” NJDOT Commissioner Fran O’Connor said. “The millions of dollars in County Aid is just one way the Department is advancing Governor Murphy’s vision of a safe, equitable, and sustainable transportation system for all New Jerseyans.”
The State’s 21 counties will share a total of $150 million through the County Aid 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. In addition, Fiscal Year 2025 marks the first year that pavement preservation is a type of improvement eligible for County Aid.
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 NJDOT for approval prior to December 1, 2024. Projects may be improvements to public roads and bridges under county jurisdiction, or other transportation related work. Governor Murphy signed into law a new schedule for County Aid in which NJDOT must inform counties of their allotments for the current fiscal year by July 31 to help counties better plan future projects. For a list of each county’s allotment, click here.
