Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area has received $21 million from the Great American Outdoors Act's National Parks and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund to repair 14 miles of U.S. Route 209 over two years — one of the park's largest and most expensive infrastructure needs.
U.S. Route 209, due for repair from 2022. NPS / M. Cuff.
The work
The work includes milling off the old pavement, full-depth patch and base repairs, new culverts, rebuilt shoulders and fresh line striping on the park's most heavily used road.
Why
Repairing the surface, the layers beneath it and the drainage will extend the road's life, end the constant patching of potholes and other stopgaps, and make it safer for drivers and cyclists — including fixing steep drop-offs at the shoulder. It will modernize a vital piece of park infrastructure for the millions who visit each year and for the residents, commuters and park staff who use it daily.
Schedule and cost
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Where | the southernmost 7 miles, mile markers 0–7 | mile marker 13.7 in Delaware Township to 20.2 in Dingman Township |
| When | preliminary work from March 7, 2022; full construction later that spring; completion expected December 2022 | construction in 2023 |
| Cost | about $6.5 million | — |
The first-phase contract was awarded in September 2021; surveying and staging equipment and materials began first. Dates and costs are estimates and may change, and effects on traffic were to be announced as plans were refined.
Sources
- National Park Service, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, "Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area announces $6.5 Million infrastructure investment to overhaul a main thoroughfare," news release. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/press-release-12202021.htm
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