Rt. 295/Rt. 42, Missing Moves: Making Connections to Alleviate Congestion

Program name:

Route 295/Route 42, Missing Moves: Making Connections to Alleviate Congestion

Program description:

The NJDOT’s evaluation of the Route 295/42/I-76 Interchange identified several operational deficiencies, including the lack of direct connection between Routes 295 and 42. As a result, motorists wanting to make these movements had to travel into the interchange and utilize the local roadway network, increasing congestion on what is already one of the largest and most congested roadways in southern NJ. The $180 million Route 295/42, Missing Moves, Bellmawr Project eliminated this deficiency by constructing ramps linking Route 295 with Route 42, enhancing traffic flow within the adjacent Interchange, improving safety, and alleviating traffic congestion on the local roads. The presentation will highlight the contribution of multiple technical disciplines which addressed the challenges encountered in the design and construction of two new ramps, each exceeding a half-mile in length, within an urban and environmentally constrained site.

Presenter name and presenter bio:

Kirt Ladwa, PE, is a Senior Associate and Deputy Department Manager at Dewberry’s Mount Laurel, New Jersey office. With 23 years of transportation design experience, Kirt specializes in project management, highway design, intersection, interchanges, and intersection improvements. He manages multidisciplinary teams for studies, evaluations, and contract documents for highway/roadway intersection/bridge-related projects. He has experience working on projects for various New Jersey counties, the New Jersey Department of Transportation, and the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Kirt is a licensed New Jersey Professional Engineer, holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Widener University, and is a member of the American Society of Highway Engineers.

Rafal Wojcik, PE is a Geotechnical Engineer and Project Manager at Dewberry that has over a decade of extensive experience with the design and installation of extensive geotechnical subsurface exploration programs, retaining walls, shallow foundations, deep excavations and deep foundation systems, seepage analysis, soil/rock slope stabilization, geologic hazard remediation, ground improvement, as well as soil and rock anchors. His responsibilities as a geotechnical engineer include design development, constructability review and analyses, geotechnical risk mitigation, construction plan development, and development of construction specifications. Rafal has worked with state agencies such as NJDOT, NYSDOT, NJ Turnpike Authority, Port Authority of NYNJ, NYCDDC, NYCEDC, MTA TBTA, as well as various municipalities, county, and private clients. Mr. Wojcik is heavily involved with Professional Societies including serving as Chairman of the Coast, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute (NJ North Branch) as well as involvement with the ASCE North Branch. Mr. Wojcik is heavily involved in University outreach attending networking events, resume workshops, and student talks. Additionally, Mr. Wojcik has served as an adjunct professor at NJIT in past semester, teaching both Geology (CE342) and Geology in Engineering (CE644).

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