Lebanon Township seeks NJDOT grants for Spruce Run and Hickory Run road resurfacing
Lebanon Township has authorized two New Jersey Department of Transportation grant applications for proposed resurfacing work on Spruce Run Road and Hickory Run Road.
The Lebanon Township Committee adopted Resolutions 108-2026 and 109-2026 on July 8, 2026. The action creates a potential funding route for roadway-preservation work in the Hunterdon County township, but it does not establish that NJDOT has awarded money or that construction has been scheduled.
What the township approved
Resolution 108-2026 authorizes submission of an application for the MA-2027 Spruce Run Road Resurfacing Project, identified as application number 00424.
Resolution 109-2026 authorizes submission of an application for the MA-2027 Hickory Run Road Resurfacing Project, identified as application number 00423.
For both applications, the resolutions authorize the township mayor and clerk to submit the electronic applications and to execute grant agreements if NJDOT approves them. The resolutions also identify UTRS Civil & Environmental Engineering as the engineering firm involved in submitting the applications.
The township’s July 8 committee agenda listed both road-resurfacing resolutions for consideration.
How the NJDOT program works
NJDOT describes Municipal Aid as a competitive program that provides transportation grants to municipalities. The department’s process includes review for completeness, evaluation by the appropriate district office and project ratings based on factors that can include roadway condition, traffic, safety and access to public services.
Resurfacing is listed under the program’s roadway-preservation category, which covers work intended to improve the condition of roadway infrastructure. Applications that are submitted through the program are presented to a screening committee, which makes recommendations to the transportation commissioner for consideration and approval.
For Lebanon Township, that means the July 8 action was an authorization to pursue state aid, not a grant award. Any NJDOT funding decision would be a separate step.
What remains unknown
The records reviewed do not identify the limits of either proposed project. They do not say whether the applications cover all of Spruce Run Road or Hickory Run Road, or only specific sections.
The documents also do not state the requested dollar amounts, any required local contribution, the current NJDOT award status or a construction timetable. Residents and road users should not expect immediate construction based solely on the adopted resolutions.
The next meaningful updates would be NJDOT information on application numbers 00424 and 00423, followed by township records identifying project limits, funding amounts and any construction schedule.
This report concerns Lebanon Township in Hunterdon County, not the separate Borough of Lebanon.
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