Route 28, Route 287 to CR 525 (Thompson Avenue) Final Design

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is committed to developing transportation improvements that balance transportation needs, safety, the environment, community concerns, and cost. NJDOT will hold a Virtual Public Information Center (PIC) to provide local residents and businesses with information on the Route 28, Route 287 to CR 525 (Thompson Avenue) project in Bound Brook and Bridgewater, Somerset County. You are encouraged to actively participate by providing comments by mail, by emailing Route28Route287toCR525@gmail.com, or the comment form on this website.

The PIC will be held virtually. Please visit this website between August 27, 2025 and September 10, 2025 to learn more about the project and provide comments.

PIC meeting documents can be downloaded or viewed with the links below.

• Virtual PIC Flyer 

• Virtual PIC Presentation Slides       

• Virtual PIC Transcript

Project Details

The current alignment of the streets for Route 28, Route 287 to CR 525 (Thompson Avenue) creates safety concerns due to narrow lanes widths, absence of a median barrier, the significant number of left turns from numerous commercial driveways, and the proximity of the I-287 Interchange. To improve this condition, the proposed Final Design includes the following:

For Route 28:

• ADA compliance including upgraded curb ramps and crosswalks

• The roadway will be resurfaced and restriped

• Construction of a raised median curb island west of Tea Street intersection

• Three-foot shoulders

• Improved guide rails

• Improved storm water management

For the Tea Street Intersection:

• Addition of exclusive left turn lanes along both eastbound and westbound approaches of Route 28

• New traffic signals and timing to include new turn lanes

• Roadway widening along Route 28

For the Thompson Avenue Intersection:

• Exclusive left turn lanes along Route 28 eastbound

• New traffic signals and timing to include new turn lane

• Modifying the curb to accommodate truck traffic

Schedule

• Concept Development Phase: Completed in Spring 2019

• Preliminary Engineering Phase: Completed in Spring 2023

• Final Design Phase: Complete Summer 2025

• Construction: Spring 2026 to 2027

For further information, please contact:

 Eileen Sosa

E-mail: Eileen.Sosa@dot.nj.gov

Program Specialist

New Jersey Department of Transportation

Office of Government & Community Relations

1035 Parkway Avenue | PO Box 600 | Trenton, NJ 08625

Phone: 609-963-1982

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