Ridgewood Engineering Department Wins Another Award
Village recognized for making large-scale changes to Grove Street.
Fresh off its gold star recognition for the ongoing river rehabilitation project, the Ridgewood Engineering Department was recently recognized for the resurfacing of Grove Street. The New Jersey Chapter of the American Public Works Association in November awarded the engineering department's Grove Street road reconstruction as its public works project of the year. "It's nice to be recognized by your peers," Village Engineer Chris Rutishauser said, adding it's the first Complete Streets project Ridgewood has undertaken. An oft-delayed project, crater-laden Grove Street was narrowed and repaved in June. Engineers constructed a large traffic calming island near the Paramus border. The department says speeding from the Paramus to the west has…
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News Man
5:32 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
That center island is much too big and takes away the possibility of a few parking spaces for convience to those wanting to enter the "Grove Park" walking path. Yes and even doing a little fishing at the bridge and walking path along the river. I have traveled that road for over 65 years....and have a fond memory of long since gone of "FRANK's GAS and Auto Repair" at the next intersection. Oh … more ›