{"id":20912,"date":"2022-10-13T04:43:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T08:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=20912"},"modified":"2022-10-13T04:43:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T08:43:12","slug":"these-26-brick-intersections-are-receiving-traffic-light-backup-generators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2022\/10\/these-26-brick-intersections-are-receiving-traffic-light-backup-generators\/","title":{"rendered":"These 26 Brick Intersections Are Receiving Traffic Light Backup Generators"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Traffic light\/signal. (Credit: Brad.K\/ Flickr\/ Creative Commons)<\/p><\/div>\n

Brick officials have come through on a plan, nearly a decade in development, to outfit traffic signals at more than two-dozen major intersections with backup generators. The generators would keep the lights operational during natural disasters as well as routine power outages.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter Sandy, we were basically the only town around that put generators up to traffic lights,\u201d said Mayor John Ducey.<\/p>\n

The plan was hatched during the emergency by the township\u2019s former police chief, Rick Bergquist, and after the storm, officials began looking into the feasibility of permanently implementing generators. There were some complications, however \u2013 most prominently being the fact that Brick Township does not actually own a single traffic light in town. All are either under state or county control. The 26 intersections included in the program are all under county jurisdiction, since the county agreed to the upgrades.<\/p>\n

In addition to the obvious safety aspect of keeping traffic signals up and running, there have always been concerns about the manpower required to manage traffic across town while first responders are simultaneously being called for rescues and other matters during natural disasters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve always been looking to get these generators permanently installed, so if there\u2019s a big event or even a small event, we don\u2019t have to dedicate so many of our police officers to traffic control,\u201d Ducey said.<\/p>\n

This week, the township council voted unanimously to enter into an agreement with Ocean County to allow the use of battery backups and generator bypass switches at 26 intersections. Passed in the form of a shared services agreement with the county, the township agreed to purchase, supply and maintain the generators, and share the cost of the backend upgrades. The county will undertake the work needed to effectuate the project, and the township will reimburse the county.<\/p>\n

The 26 units are not generators themselves \u2013 the township already owns several \u2013 but ports that are retrofitted onto the box that controls the traffic signal to allow an outside power source.<\/p>\n

The project was funded in Brick\u2019s 2022 capital budget, however the final cost will be determined once bids are solicited and a contract awarded by the county.<\/p>\n

The 26 intersections included in the program are:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Brick Blvd. \/ Chambers Bridge Rd.
\n\u2022 Mantoloking Rd. \/ Cedar Bridge Ave. \/ (Old Hooper)
\n\u2022 Brick Blvd. \/ Cedar Bridge Ave. \/ Jackson Ave.
\n\u2022 Burnt Tavern Rd. \/ Lanes Mill Rd.
\n\u2022 Brick Blvd. \/ Beaverson Blvd.
\n\u2022 Drum Point Rd. \/ Hooper Ave.
\n\u2022 Herbertsville Rd. \/ Sally Ike Rd.
\n\u2022 Herbertsville Rd. \/ Lanes Mill Rd.
\n\u2022 Brick Blvd. \/ Old Hooper \/ Molly Ln.
\n\u2022 Cedar Bridge Ave. \/ Aurora Pl.
\n\u2022 Chambers Bridge Rd. \/ Municipal Complex
\n\u2022 Burrsville Rd. \/ Jack Martin Blvd.
\n\u2022 Chambers Bridge Rd. \/ Sprucewood Dr.
\n\u2022 Beaverson Blvd. \/ Shorrock St. \/ Old Toms River Rd.
\n\u2022 Lanes Mill Rd. \/ GSP Entrance 91
\n\u2022 Burrsville Rd. \/ GSP Exit 91
\n\u2022 Drum Point Rd. \/ Cherry Quay Rd.
\n\u2022 Beaverson Blvd. \/ Lions Head South
\n\u2022 Chambers Bridge Rd. \/ Ovation Way
\n\u2022 Brick Blvd. \/ Pine Tree Dr.
\n\u2022 Drum Point Rd. \/ Poppy Ct.
\n\u2022 Beaverson Blvd. \/ Dunkin Donuts (ramp)
\n\u2022 Burnt Tavern Rd. \/ Greenbriar Blvd.
\n\u2022 Burnt Tavern Rd. \/ The Boulevard
\n\u2022 Chambers Bridge Rd. \/ Brick Plaza
\n\u2022 Hooper Ave. \/ \u201cA\u201d Street
\n\u2022 Chambers Bridge Rd. \/ Kohl\u2019s Plaza<\/p>\n

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