Somerset County

Somerset County received a planning grant from the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) to update its 2011 County Circulation Plan, “Making Connections.” This Circulation Plan Update, “Keep Somerset Moving: Transportation Plan 2045 Study” is led by a team of consultants, including Michael Baker International, WSP, and the Susan Blickstein Group (SBG).

The plan will improve mobility and travel throughout the County by providing a process for identifying and selecting priority transportation improvements.

The Purpose of a Transportation Plan is to 

• Maintain and enhance the countywide multi‐modal transportation network for the movement of people and goods
• Consider the needs of all the County’s transportation system users and travel modes
• Guide transportation decision-making: plans, policies, projects
• Use an Equity-based approach to include underserved Environmental Justice communities within the transportation planning process.
• Develop projects for Six Year County Capital Improvement Program
• Collaborate with municipal and agency partners on coordinated land use and transportation planning decisions.
• Address environmental concerns, traffic congestion, and safety

Project Timeline:

Project kickoff	July 2022
Data collection and needs assessment	Summer/Fall 2022
Public Meeting # 1	Late Fall 2022
Draft Study findings and recommendations	Winter/Spring 2023
Public Meeting #2	May/June 2023
Final Plan and Deliverables	Late Summer/Early Fall 2023
Adoption of the Circulation Plan	Summer/Fall 2023

                                                                                                                                           

Below is the link to the 2011 Somerset County Circulation Element Update “Making Connections”

https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/home/showpublisheddocument/7972/635918213067970000

Somerset County Team:

• Walter C. Lane, Director, Somerset County Office of Planning, Policy and Economic Development
• Kenneth Wedeen, Supervising Planner - Co-Project Manager
• Adam Bradford, Senior Planner - Co-Project Manager

Consultant:

• Michael Baker International (MBI).  Led by Peter Kremer, Project Manager and Anthony Durante Deputy Project Manager.

Subconsultants:

• WSP
• SGB LLC

The project is funded by the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. 

 

 

The second Public Meeting for the Keep Somerset Moving: Transportation Plan 2045 Study took place on Thursday September 28th at 6:30 p.m.  The 90-minute virtual meeting featured draft recommendations and strategies from the Circulation Plan Update.

Below is a link to the virtual meeting PowerPoint presentation with draft transportation recommendations and strategies. Also below is a link to the YouTube recording of the PowerPoint presentation and questions and answers.

Somerset County encourages the public to email comments and feedback on the draft transportation projects, policies and strategies found in the presentation to the study email address KeepSomersetMoving@co.somerset.nj.us

The draft final report will be posted on the study web page during October 2023 for public review and comment.  

The first Public Meeting for the “Keep Somerset Moving: Transportation Plan 2045 study” took place on Wednesday, February 1st at 6:00 p.m.  The virtual meeting was recorded and can be viewed below. The second public meeting for the "Keep Somerset Moving Transportation Plan 2045 study" took place on Thursday, September 28th at 6:30 p.m. The virtual meeting was recorded and can be viewed below.

Click HERE for presentation slides.	Click HERE for presentation slides.