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Jersey City Bergen Square Improvements
Client: : JERSEY CITY DEPARTMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE

Jersey City hired ENGenuity to design a raised intersection that included a Class 1 bikeway, a transit stop, and included historic elements from Bergen Square as well as the Lenape culture of the area. The project included many green infrastructure and placemaking elements, including:

  • Construction of a raised intersection
  • Creative placemaking of Bergen Square
  • Creating a one-way due west roadway for Academy Street between Tuers Avenue and Van Reypen Street
  • Creation of green infrastructure to capture stormwater runoff
  • Conversion of existing parking lots into pedestrian plazas
  • Construction of new ADA compliant sidewalks, aprons and handicap ramps
  • Mill, base repair and overlay the project area
  • Installation of street furniture, bollards, bus shelters, benches and planters
  • Upgrade existing drainage structures and underground drainage infrastructure
  • New striping including thermoplastic bike lanes and rumble strips.
  • New decorative Endurablend crosswalks
  • Upgrade landscaping throughout the project limits

Full construction was completed in Summer of 2024.