The development of better connections between the various New Brunswick /Piscataway campuses in order to create an improved higher education environment has been a significant objective of the Planning Office.

The Route 18 highway corridor serves as the primary link between the New Brunswick/Piscataway campuses.  As a major stakeholder in the development of Route 18, the Planning Office has been engaged in extensive meetings and discussions with the NJ Department of Transportation and local municipal officials.

Improvements include major overpasses and interchanges that will eliminate traffic signals and bottlenecks that currently impede traffic flow in Piscataway and in New Brunswick.  This project will widen the existing roadway to up to eight lanes and eliminate traffic lights, creating improved access to the Busch/Livingston, Cook/Douglass and College Avenue Campuses.  Other highway improvements impacting the University in the future include the reconstruction of the Route 1/College Farm Road interchange in North Brunswick.  Upon completion of highway improvements the efficiency of the intercampus bus system will be greatly enhanced.

Additional transportation initiatives being examined by the Planning Office include the study and promotion of alternative modes of transportation.  The office has been actively involved in the development of bikeways and pedestrian linkages between the campuses.  To date, over $750,000 in state and federal grant funds have been obtained to extend existing pathway systems and to purchase bike racks.

Route 18 Construction Update