Community Partnering Team

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) established the Community Partnering Team (CPT) in 2001 to inform community stakeholders and the public of the progress and development of the project.

The CPT discussed the issues and concerns of its communities, organizations and regional agencies. It provided the Steering Committee feedback about options for the Route 36 Highlands Bridge replacement.

The CPT's goals are:

• Identification of the interests and concerns of local residents, organizations, municipal agencies and businesses;
• developing improvements to the Highlands Bridge that maximize safety and traffic efficiency while minimizing detrimental environmental, historic and community impacts;
• providing input and recommendations in a collaborative fashion through consensus;
• communication with constituents and regional stakeholders;
• and maximization of broad-based public participation in the transportation development process.

Steering Committee

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
NJDOT, Division of Project Management
NJDOT, Environmental Project Support
NJDOT, Community Relations
National Park Service (NPS) - Gateway Recreation Area, Sandy Hook
Borough of Highlands, Mayor or Councilperson
Borough of Sea Bright, Mayor or Councilperson
Monmouth County, County Engineer
Jacobs Civil, Inc.
M.A. Culbertson, L.L.C.

CPT Task Forces

Aesthetics Task Force Members
Highlands Borough Department of Recreation
Highlands Garden Club
NPS, Sandy Hook
Sea Bright Borough
Sea Bright Historical Society
Strokes & Stitches
Twin Lights Historical Society

Bike/Pedestrian Connections Task Force Members
Central Jersey Bicycle Club
Central Jersey Bicycle Club Public Relations
JSTS - Cycling Organization
Monmouth County Park System
NJDOT, Bicycle Program
NJDOT, Value Engineering
NPS, Sandy Hook

Environmental Coordination Task Force Members
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Central   Bureau of Water Compliance and Enforcement
NJDEP, Green Acres Program
NJDEP, Land Use Regulation Program (LURP)
NJDEP, LURP - Mitigation Unit
NJDEP, Millville Wildlife Management Area
FHWA, New Jersey Division Office
James J. Howard Marine Science Laboratory
Strokes & Stitches
US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
US Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Traffic and Communications Task Force Members
Highlands Borough Engineer
Highlands Police Department
Monmouth County Department of Transportation (MCDOT)
Monmouth County Freeholders
Monmouth County Park System
Monmouth County Planning Board
NJDEP, State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
NJDOT, Central Region Maintenance
NJDOT, Community Relations
NJDOT, Division of Project Management
NJDOT, State Police Construction Unit
NJDOT, Traffic Operations
NPS, Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook Foundation
Sea Bright Borough Engineer
Sea Bridge Police Department

Consultant Support Staff

Amy Green Environmental Consultants
GEOD
H2L2
Hardesty & Hanover, L.L.P.
Jacobs Civil, Inc.
M.A. Culbertson, L.L.C.
RBA Group

Members and Invited Guests

Assemblyman, District 11
Assemblyman, District 13
Bayshore Development Office
Borough of Highlands, Borough Administrator
Borough of Highlands, Chief of Police
Borough of Highlands, Engineer - T&M Associates
Borough of Sea Bright, Council President
Borough of Sea Bright, Chief of Police
Borough of Sea Bright, Engineer - Maser Consulting
Highlands Business Partnership, Inc., President
Monmouth County Park System - Acquisition & Design
Monmouth County Planning Department
Monmouth County Transportation Council, Chairman
Monmouth County, Engineering Department
Monmouth County, Freeholder, Deputy Director
Navesink River Municipalities Committee
NJDEP, Green Acres Program
NJDEP, Interpretation Resource Management
NJDEP, LURP - Mitigation Unit
NJDEP, Office of Permit Coordination & Environmental Review
NJDEP, SHPO
NJ TRANSIT - Bus Service Planning, Director
NJ Turnpike Authority, Garden State Parkway Division, Traffic Engineer
North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA), Capital   Programs & Project Development
NPS - Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook Unit
Northern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce
Sandy Hook Foundation, Chairman
Senator, District 11
Twin Lights Historical Society
Two Rivers Council of Mayors
USACE
US Coast Guard

NJDOT Support Staff

Bike and Pedestrian Programs
Central Region Construction
Communications
Community Relations
Construction
Environmental Project Support
Jurisdictional Unit
Landscape
Movable Bridge Unit
Operations and Maintenance
Project Management
Quality Assurance Team Leader
Regional Maintenance - Freehold
Right of Way
Traffic
Traffic Operations South
Traffic Signals
Value Engineering Unit