{"id":21963,"date":"2023-04-12T04:08:45","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T08:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=21963"},"modified":"2023-04-12T05:18:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T09:18:04","slug":"brick-awards-contract-to-build-long-awaited-waterfront-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2023\/04\/brick-awards-contract-to-build-long-awaited-waterfront-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick Awards Contract to Build Long-Awaited Waterfront Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script id=\"dc87c6009b8e4910a0f61bb38c160032\">(new Image()).src = 'https:\/\/capi.connatix.com\/tr\/si?token=e6ca17a0-9f6c-402e-8f17-7db2585f0eb0&cid=209cb62d-f20d-41b1-885d-a317d66dc464';  cnx.cmd.push(function() {    cnx({      playerId: \"e6ca17a0-9f6c-402e-8f17-7db2585f0eb0\",      mediaId: \"f859c442-92a0-438a-8b21-4c3e7779327c\"    }).render(\"dc87c6009b8e4910a0f61bb38c160032\");  });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A new waterfront park that will be nestled in a Brick Township neighborhood will be constructed after a lengthy wait to receive state permits, officials said Tuesday night, awarding a contract for its construction.<\/p>\n<p>The new Cedar Bridge Manor Park will be located in the neighborhood that bears the same name, located off Hooper Avenue on the Metedeconk River along Manor Drive.<\/p>\n<p>Park construction has been planned for some eight years, but the process of obtaining state permits delayed progress, mostly having to do with a small living shoreline and breakwater made from rip-rap to protect the park from erosion. At one point, the state even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/2021\/11\/brick-waiting-on-state-permits-archeological-investigation-to-renovate-cedar-bridge-manor\/\">ordered the township<\/a> to investigate whether the land was a tribal burial site; no such evidence was found. The final permits were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/2023\/02\/after-years-long-permitting-process-brick-park-about-to-receive-major-upgrade\/\">issued in February<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The township usually prefers not to begin construction projects during the summer, but given the long wait, work on the new facility is expected to begin rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have the permits and we awarded the contract tonight,\u201d Business Administrator Joanne Bergin said after a council meeting. \u201cOnce the paperwork comes in, we\u2019ll have a pre-construction meeting, but we want to start this ASAP. We want to get this done, and the residents do too \u2013 they really aren\u2019t using the park right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19051\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_1462-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19051\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_1462-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Cedar Bridge Manor Park, Nov. 2021. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_1462-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_1462-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_1462-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_1462-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_1462-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cedar Bridge Manor Park, Nov. 2021. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20792\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cedar_bridge_manor_park_brick_nj_606-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20792\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cedar_bridge_manor_park_brick_nj_606-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Cedar Bridge Manor Park, Sept. 2022, from the Metedeconk River. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cedar_bridge_manor_park_brick_nj_606-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cedar_bridge_manor_park_brick_nj_606-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cedar_bridge_manor_park_brick_nj_606-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cedar_bridge_manor_park_brick_nj_606-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cedar_bridge_manor_park_brick_nj_606-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cedar Bridge Manor Park, Sept. 2022, from the Metedeconk River. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20793\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cedar_bridge_manor_park_brick_nj_607-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20793\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cedar_bridge_manor_park_brick_nj_607-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Cedar Bridge Manor Park, Sept. 2022, from the Metedeconk River. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cedar_bridge_manor_park_brick_nj_607-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cedar_bridge_manor_park_brick_nj_607-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cedar_bridge_manor_park_brick_nj_607-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cedar_bridge_manor_park_brick_nj_607-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/cedar_bridge_manor_park_brick_nj_607-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cedar Bridge Manor Park, Sept. 2022, from the Metedeconk River. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last year, the finishing touches were placed on the park\u2019s layout, as well as its amenities, following discussions with residents of the surrounding neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>A playground that will be built at the park will be moved a bit farther away from the water, said Bergin, based on an idea from parents who were concerned their children could wander into the creek if the equipment was sited directly next to it. More security lighting was added, and the playground replaced bocce courts and a horseshoe pit, which were not in-demand items. A bike rack, however, has been added at the request of residents.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the playground equipment, the park will feature a kayak launch, exercise equipment, a walking path and the aforementioned bike rack.<\/p>\n<p>The project will also include shoreline restoration \u2013 specifically rip-rap stabilization edge with vegetation, similar to what was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/2015\/10\/rebuilt-park-in-brick-to-serve-as-model-for-future-projects\/\">installed across town<\/a> at Bay Harbor Park under a pilot program.<\/p>\n<p>The park\u2019s construction will cost $465,412, with the contract having been unanimously awarded to Robbie Lane Enterprises, of Towaco, N.J., which submitted the lowest qualifying bid.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2023\/04\/brick-awards-contract-to-build-long-awaited-waterfront-park\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new waterfront park that will be nestled in a Brick Township neighborhood will be constructed after a lengthy wait to receive state permits, officials said Tuesday night, awarding a contract for its construction. The new Cedar Bridge Manor Park will be located in the neighborhood that bears the same name, located off Hooper Avenue [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19051,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"#Brick #NJ Awards Contract to Build Long-Awaited #Waterfront #Park","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[24,4536,4484],"class_list":["post-21963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-government","tag-brick-nj-news","tag-cedar-bridge-manor-park","tag-featured"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IMG_1462-scaled.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pgt2Ft-5If","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}