Welcome to the Local Preliminary Engineering Study for the Valley Road (County Route 512) Bridge over the Passaic River connecting Bernards Township, Somerset County and Long Hill Township, Morris County. Now approaching 100 years old, the Valley Road Bridge is in poor condition and has structural and functional limitations that do not meet today’s design standards.

Somerset County and Morris County, in coordination with the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) and the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), are currently conducting Local Preliminary Engineering (LPE) to replace the Valley Road Bridge. Preliminary Engineering is the second step of the Local Capital Project Delivery Process (LCDP). During the previous Local Concept Development study, an alternatives analysis study was performed, and the preferred alternative was selected. During LPE, the project team is refining the preferred alternative, and securing approval of the Environmental Document in accordance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements.