Roads and utilities

Roads and paving

Work under the $695,616.65 contract for 2026 repaving began in September on five streets. After a resident and the Sourland Conservancy objected in July, the Committee approved a $186,392.70 chip-surface treatment for Montgomery Road in September. A $505,903 state grant will pay for Farm Road improvements.

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What happens next

No road vote is scheduled. Residents can raise road conditions at the Township Committee meetings on November 24 and December 15. The state usually announces its yearly municipal aid grants in November, which will show whether the township's Bloomingdale Drive application was funded.

Hillsborough handles its roads in three ways: a yearly repaving contract, cheaper surface treatments such as chip seal run by Public Works, and state grants for single roads.

2026 repaving. On July 28, 2026 the Committee unanimously awarded the 2026 paving contract to Top Line Construction for $695,616.65, the lowest of five bids (R-234-2026). Work began the week of September 7 on Strawberry Lane, Chamberlain Drive, Van Fleet Court, Harman Court and Herder Drive. The same night the Committee awarded Phase 2 of the Flemming Drive sidewalk replacement to Cedar Contracting for $253,070, the lowest of seven bids (R-232-2026). The only bid in a first round had been rejected in November 2025 as too high.

Montgomery Road. In 2025 residents asked the township to pave the road’s unpaved stretch. The mayor at the time put full paving at about $1.5 million and chip seal at about $100,000. A Committee report in October 2025 thanked Public Works for chip-sealing Montgomery Road. On July 28, 2026 a Montgomery Road resident spoke against chip sealing, citing safety and flooding, and the Sourland Conservancy’s executive director also spoke against the project. On September 8 the Committee unanimously approved an asphaltic oil and chip surface treatment of Montgomery Road by Asphalt Paving Systems, up to $186,392.70 (R-292-2026). The record does not say which section, or whether the work is done.

Farm Road. The state awarded $505,903 in December 2025 for Farm Road between Route 206 and Triangle Road, including ADA curb ramps and better crosswalks. Pennoni is designing it, for up to $40,300 (R-37-2026). No construction date is on record.

Residents can report problems to the Engineering Department, check the township’s road-condition map, and raise roads at any Township Committee meeting.

Roads and paving, explained

Timeline

Each dated event on this issue, oldest first, linked to the full sourced entry.

  1. Resolved Montgomery Road: full paving put at $1.5 million, chip seal at $100,000Residents asked the township to pave Montgomery Road's unpaved stretch. The mayor at the time said full paving would cost about $1.5 million and chip seal about $100,000. The township also asked the state for aid to improve Farm Road.
  2. Resolved 2025 paving mostly done; Montgomery Road chip-sealedThe township reported the 2025 paving program mostly complete, with NJDOT grants of $438,435 for Auten Road and $356,411 for Dukes Parkway West. A Committee report thanked Public Works for the chip seal on Montgomery Road.
  3. Resolved Flemming Drive sidewalk bid rejected as too highThe Committee rejected the only bid for Flemming Drive Phase II sidewalk replacement, from Cedar Contracting, because it substantially exceeded the cost estimate, and ordered a rebid (R-306-2025).
  4. Resolved State awards $505,903 for Farm RoadThe township announced an NJDOT fiscal 2026 Municipal Aid grant of $505,903 for Farm Road improvements, including ADA curb ramps at intersections and enhanced crosswalks.
  5. Resolved Pennoni hired to design Farm Road improvementsAs part of a unanimously approved consent agenda, the Committee hired Pennoni to prepare the Farm Road plans and specifications NJDOT requires for the grant, for up to $40,300 (R-37-2026).
  6. Pending Township applies for a state grant to finish Bloomingdale DriveThe Committee approved an application for an NJDOT fiscal 2027 Municipal Aid grant for Bloomingdale Drive (R-186-2026), as part of a unanimously approved consent agenda.
  7. Resolved Committee awards the 2026 repaving contract for $695,616.65The Committee unanimously awarded the 2026 Capital Roadway Paving contract to Top Line Construction for $695,616.65, the lowest of five bids (R-234-2026), on its consent agenda.
  8. Resolved Flemming Drive Phase 2 sidewalks awarded for $253,070On rebid, the Committee unanimously awarded Flemming Drive Phase 2 sidewalk replacement to Cedar Contracting for $253,070, the lowest of seven bids (R-232-2026).
  9. Resolved Resident and Sourland Conservancy object to chip-sealing Montgomery RoadIn public comment, a Montgomery Road resident spoke against the chip sealing program, citing safety and flooding, and the Sourland Conservancy's executive director spoke against the chip seal project.
  10. Resolved Stone and sand bought for Montgomery RoadThe Committee approved buying crushed stone and sand for Montgomery Road from Tilcon New York through a Morris County cooperative contract, for up to $15,750.
  11. Resolved Committee approves $186,392.70 chip-surface treatment for Montgomery RoadThe Committee unanimously approved asphaltic oil and chip surface treatment of Montgomery Road by Asphalt Paving Systems through a state contract, for up to $186,392.70 (R-292-2026).
  12. Resolved 2026 repaving begins on five streetsThe township announced that the 2026 repaving program began the week of September 7 on Strawberry Lane, Chamberlain Drive, Van Fleet Court, Harman Court and Herder Drive.

Explainers

  • Roads and Paving in Hillsborough: The 2026 Program, Montgomery Road and the Grants

    Hillsborough repaves roads by yearly contract, treats others with chip seal and similar surfaces, and uses state grants for single roads. The 2026 repaving contract ($695,616.65) started in September. Montgomery Road has been discussed since 2025, when the Committee compared the cost of chip seal with full paving; a resident and the Sourland Conservancy objected in July 2026, and the Committee approved a $186,392.70 chip-surface treatment for Montgomery Road in September. Farm Road has a $505,903 state grant, and Flemming Drive is getting new sidewalks.

Documents

The township's own records on this issue. Each links to the official copy.

Meetings

  • Township Committee — October 27, 2026

    The agenda carried the introduction of Ordinance 2026-10, which replaces the township's flood damage prevention chapter and adopts the new FEMA flood maps, with a hearing set for a November 10 special meeting. The minutes are not yet posted, so outcomes are not confirmed here.

  • Township Committee — September 22, 2026

    The Committee released the contractor's performance bond on the Route 206 pedestrian bridge and adopted the wrecker-fee ordinance. The 2026 repaving program had begun. Residents raised Flock cameras and Iron Peak's operating hours.

  • Township Committee — September 8, 2026

    The consent agenda approved chip-surface treatment of Montgomery Road, not to exceed $186,392.70, and created a Community Partner Grant Advisory Committee.

  • Township Committee — August 25, 2026

    The consent agenda covered rail quiet-zone recertification, county road striping and materials for Montgomery Road. The Committee adopted the $43,000 phone-system ordinance and introduced new wrecker fees. Engineering reminded residents about sump pumps and stormwater certification.

  • Township Committee — July 28, 2026

    A 27-item consent agenda passed unanimously: $695,616.65 for the 2026 road paving program, $253,070 for Flemming Drive sidewalks, and $78,967.50 to demolish the old municipal building. About 24 residents spoke, the most of the year, including opposition to chip-sealing roads.

  • Township Committee — June 9, 2026

    The Committee adopted the 2026–27 Wildlife Management Plan, covering 19 properties and continuing a coyote-culling pilot, and applied for FY27 NJDOT Municipal Aid for Bloomingdale Drive.

  • Township Committee — April 28, 2026

    The Committee adopted Ordinance 2026-04, limiting parking on Dickerson Road around events at the Performance Sports Center. The consent agenda covered an escrow waiver for the county's street-sweeping facility and network cabling for the police expansion.

  • Township Committee — March 24, 2026

    The Committee adopted Ordinance 2026-03, selling the Mindel tract's development easement to the state at $30,600 an acre. It approved three affordable-housing settlements, designated a Sunnymead Road lot an area in need of redevelopment, and sought bids to demolish the old municipal building.

  • Township Committee — March 10, 2026

    Ordinance 2026-03, selling the Mindel tract's development easement to the state farmland program, was introduced unanimously. The consent agenda committed the township to adopt its Fourth Round housing ordinances and amended the Belle Mead depot solar sublease.

  • Township Committee — January 27, 2026

    A 30-item consent agenda passed unanimously, including the Farm Road design contract, the county recycling agreement and Rehabco as the affordable-housing administrative agent. Ordinance 2026-01, which implements the warehouse settlement, was introduced unanimously.

  • Township Committee — December 9, 2025

    The hearing on Ordinance 2025-17, the Millburn-area no-parking rules, was tabled unanimously after resident opposition. The township reported a $505,903 NJDOT grant for Farm Road and the rebuilt Harvard Way detention basin that Ida had damaged.

  • Township Committee — November 25, 2025

    A 39-item consent agenda passed unanimously. It included a $273,000 contract to replace the Route 206 pedestrian bridge over Royce Brook and a settlement of the Hillsborough Industrial warehouse-ordinance lawsuit. A no-parking ordinance for the Millburn Drive area was introduced.

  • Township Committee — October 14, 2025

    Lead-in to the year. The Committee bought eight more Flock license-plate-reader cameras, took a 120-day option with the state for farmland preservation of the township-owned Mindel property, and heard the 2025 road report.

Sources for this overview

  1. Township Committee minutes, July 28, 2026 (R-234-2026, R-232-2026; public comment) LocalWhy copy of Township Committee minutes, July 28, 2026 (R-234-2026, R-232-2026; public comment) (opens in a new tab)
  2. Township Committee minutes, September 8, 2026 (R-292-2026, Montgomery Road) LocalWhy copy of Township Committee minutes, September 8, 2026 (R-292-2026, Montgomery Road) (opens in a new tab)
  3. Hillsborough Township, "2026 Road Paving Has Commenced"
  4. Hillsborough Township, Farm Road NJDOT grant announcement
  5. Township Committee minutes, December 9, 2025 (Farm Road grant) LocalWhy copy of Township Committee minutes, December 9, 2025 (Farm Road grant) (opens in a new tab)
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