Garden State Parkway & Route 78

Union Paving was contracted by NJDOT to construct new bridges, roadways, new roadway realignment and rehabilitation of existing bridges to complete a fully operational interchange between these two major highways.

Primary work involved:  roadway excavation; embankment construction; road construction; new bridges over Route 78, Garden State Parkway, local roads, waterways and railroads; retaining walls; noise barriers; demolition; sewer, water and electrical utilities; excavation, handling and disposal of contaminated soil and hazardous waste; new Toll Plaza Administration Building; highway lighting; landscaping; sheeting, cofferdams and pile driving.

Coordination required with NJDOT, Conrail and Garden State Parkway due to the magnitude of work within their respective right-of-ways.  All work performed alongside and over heavy vehicular traffic.