file photo courtesy of the Ridgewood Police
April 11,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, according to councilmen Ramon Hache, the Village is continuing the improvements to our roads in 2018. The Village Council recently funded $2,489,852 for paving and resurfacing. Harsh winters and infrastructure work by PSE&G have wreaked havoc on our roads.
Many residents have expressed concerns over the conditions of many of our roads. It is important to note that not all of the roads in town belong to the Village. Many roads belong to the county and the cost and responsibility of paving those roads falls on the county. Despite being a quaint town, Ridgewood has more county roads running through it than any other town in Bergen County, with a total of 15. Hackensack comes in second with only 11. Some of the roads with the worst conditions are county roads. For example, Franklin Avenue and Ridgewood Avenue from Paramus Road to Maple Avenue (only the portion between Maple and Broad belongs to the Village). Here is a complete list of the county roads that run through Ridgewood:
Ackerman Ave
E Ridgewood Ave
E Saddle River Rd
Franklin Ave
Franklin Tpke
Glen Ave
Godwin Ave
Goffle Rd
Lake St
Lincoln Ave
Linwood Ave
Maple Ave
Prospect St
Racetrack Rd
Van Emburgh Ave
The county is working on their $13 million paving and resurfacing program. Their work in our area will begin with E Ridgewood Avenue from Rt 17 to Maple Avenue. In the meantime, we are pleased to announce our 2018 Ridgewood Paving List:
Political statements
Roads were left to ruin thats a continued fact
OK so what you’re saying is that it’s not the village of Ridgewood responsibility. And it’s Burton County’s responsibility to repair these roads, sounds great let’s get the county to repair them.
More excuses. The only thing this bunch does well is deflect and make excuses. At least we’ve found there strengths.
Paramus Road was smooth as glass tonight….but they still missed the bumpy stretch leading up to the R17 overpass…
8:32. Hey Delzio, learn the difference between there, their, and they’re
Ignorance abounds…if it’s a county road, that’s not an excuse.