A busy South Jersey state highway that bisects five towns will receive an $8 million federal grant to make needed safety upgrades, the federal government announced. The project is one of 37 across the country that will receive a combined $4.9 billion in federal funding, the Biden administration announced.
The project on Route 168 — also known as the Black Horse Pike in Camden County — is the only one in New Jersey that received federal MEGA and INFRA program grants. More than 200 applications were received in what federal officials called a very competitive process to secure the grants.
Taylor, Wiseman & Taylor of Mount Laurel were hired by NJDOT to design the Route 168 project and write the application for the INFRA grant.