After careful consideration of all contributing factors to the NJ Route 18 Corridor Redesign, our team has chosen to pursue alternative design #2 as our final selection. Although the differences amongst each of the three alternative designs slightly vary from one another, we as a team feel design #2 is the most efficient and cost effective. The primary difference between our initial decision of alternative design #1 opposed to our new selection of alternative design #2 is the idea to keep the overpass on Naricon Place on the Route 18 Northbound side into the business complex. Not only is it much more cost effective to leave the preexisting structure, but it also provides for a more safe entrance and exit into the complex considering the daily traffic volumes.

At this point in the design process, our team has developed a few preliminary alternative designs for our roadway redesign. Considering all aspects of the roadway such as traffic volumes, ease of access as well as codes and requirements, our preliminary designs reflect a safe and efficient redesign. Currently we are deciding which will be considered as a final design and are working to develop CAD drawings as well as VISIM models to better represent the ideas as well as their effectiveness.