Road Work Funded

Wildwood, Woodbine street work funded
From Press staff reports
Published: Friday, December 16, 2005

Updated: Friday, December 16, 2005CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE-Wildwood and Woodbine have each been awarded $150,000 for street projects and improvements, Assemblyman Jeff Van Drew, D-Cape May, Cumberland, Atlantic.The money comes from the federal surface transportation program under the Transportation Equity Act-21, or TEA-21, and Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, or SAFETEA-LU, signed into law in 2005.Wildwood is expected to use the money for improvements to Pacific Avenue, while Woodbine is expected to use the money for street improvements. The funding for Woodbine was provided through a discretionary aid program.Van Drew said he was pleased to see municipalities in the 1st District win funding for deserving projects."Far too often we are the forgotten region of the state," he said.