Department of Transportation

Community Outreach

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) realizes that community participation is an integral part of all stages of projects, therefore a comprehensive Public Involvement Action Plan (PIAP) (pdf 564k) has been developed for this project. A PIAP developed in Final Design provides a program that promotes the public's decision-making role in developing projects, programs and plans. A PIAP also helps build public support and engages the public in the implementation of the preferred alternative while addressing identified public concerns.

Community outreach strategies listed in the PIAP include:

  • Local Officials Briefings
  • Public Information Center meetings
  • Stakeholder meetings and workshops
  • Project specific Web site
  • NJDOT announcements and mailings
Concept Development
March 1, 2001
Public Information Center

Feasibility Assessment
December 20, 2008 Key Stakeholders One-on-One Interviews
June 18, 2009 Public Information Center at House of Prayer
September 9, 2009 Preconstruction Meeting at Newark Regional Business Partnership
December 10, 2009 Consulting/Interested Parties Meeting at House of Prayer
December 17, 2009 New Jersey Historic Sites Council Presentation by NJDOT
January 21, 2010 Newark Preservation Landmarks Commission
March 11, 2010 Public Information Center at House of Prayer
April 10, 2010 Key Stakeholder Groups Meeting with Eighth Avenue Homeowners Association
April 13, 2010 Key Stakeholder Groups Meeting with Apostles' House staff
Key Stakeholder Groups Meeting with The Leaguers Early Learning Academy
Key Stakeholder Groups Meeting with House of Prayer
May 13, 2010 Public Information Center at House of Prayer

Interim Preliminary Design
November 30, 2011 Community Neighborhood Stakeholders Meeting
May 2, 2012 Community Neighborhood Stakeholders Meeting
July 19, 2012 Community Neighborhood Project Workshop at House of Prayer
August 22, 2012 Local Officials Meeting, Harrison and Hudson County
September 12, 2012 - October 15, 2012 Community Stakeholder Survey and Project Information
December 6, 2012 Public Information Center at House of Prayer

Final Design
February 14, 2013 Key Stakeholder Meeting with House of Prayer
August 15, 2013 Streetscape/Landscape Community Meeting
November 14, 2013 Public Information Center (pdf 88k) at House of Prayer

Construction
September 15, 2015 Pre-Construction Public Information Center (pdf 160k) at House of Prayer


Last updated date: October 21, 2020 4:06 PM