It's about time I hope they widen it to ease summer traffic

Hopefully it will be designed n constructed w designated bicycle lanes north n south bound

I really hope this was not the full focus of this meeting with Christie in Lavallette. Considering most of Ortley Beach and all of Mantoloking still can not be repopulated. Route 35 should be the least of his concerns!

What good will it be if most people will have to abandon their homes as they will not be able to afford to keep them with the new flood regs.

No more "thudump, thudump, thudump, thudump" !

Rt.35 does not look so bad.....its to the right and left of Rt.35 that looks like a disaster

gotta keep the union thieves happy

guardrails through mantolokin will keep the peasants from pulling over to take pictures

sorry, Mantoloking

I hope it's 2 lanes each way!!! So u don't sit in traffic all the time!!!

They need to make it two lanes each way and have sidewalks. These are beack towns after all with a lot of pedestrians.

First build dunes to protect not only the highway but tens of thousands of homes all the way to the back bays.

That would be cheaper (and more effective) than FEMA's crazy scheme to make everyone elevate their buildings or pay exorbitant annual insurance premiums.

Dunes are more important for my personal safety and my home than the precious views from a few elite oceanfront summer homes.

the single lane sections need to widened period.... without adding a second lane there is little improvement........ now is the time to widen it an not just repave it

So glad a decision was made about Rt. 35 and not about whether or not I can rebuild my house that burned down in that damn storm! I am a supporter of Christie, but come on!

Seems like the Dunes are the most important safety issue for the residents of these and other flood prone areas.

This will unfortunately be more good money on top of bad. The Barrier Island will no longer exist in the next 50-100 years, if not sooner, as the sea levels rise, man made "protection" will not hold back the ocean. The homes in Brick and and elsewhere west of the bay (present day) will be ocean front property.

Does he know someone who does road repaving? , cause even though it does need to be redone, it just seems like such a random repair compared to other priorities ....

Great news. Will Route 35 be constructed at a higher elevation to comply with the new FEMA map elevation requirements for the surrounding houses?

Why not add the extra mile in PPB...

The Governor is not responsible for rebuilding your houses. Your insurance and/or FEMA will help with that. EVENTUALLY. They are both incredibly slow in actual action.

He won't use Eminent Domain to build dunes as it will affect too many of his "friends".

35 will not be widened as there is not enough room to go 2 lanes each way plus have a shoulder. Sidewalks are the responsibility of the local town...not the state. You want sidewalks in your area....talk to your town.

well this is a good thing to reconstruct the highway, it's a start, a new beginning. and as a couple others mentioned, hopefully it will be 4 lanes and a decent bike lane, but the article did mention "improved accommodations for pedestrians and bicyclists".

Have to rebuild the Dunes- that's a no brainer!

"He won't use Eminent Domain to build dunes as it will affect too many of his friends." You got that right! So we'll have new pavement until the next hurricane. No dunes = storm surge = broken highway again.

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of homes will be flooded or destroyed because the gov. hasn't told FEMA its priority (making money from us) is wrong.

It's cheaper and more effective to build protective dunes than making every bldg. along the shore ELEVATE (each $50,000-$150,000) or pay exorbitant annual premiums (up to $30,000 each). Tell 'em, Governor, and help save the Shore!

"Will Be Completely Rebuilt". Does this mean the concrete base that is there now will be removed and start from scratch? Or just pave over the concrete and wait for it to expand and contract and mess up the asphalt that will have to be repaired over and over? Take the 2 right lanes Eastbound on 37 for example. Big mess.

The road to "nowhere"! Just like the extra lanes on the parkway southern end...

The road needs a good drainage system. I here everyone on the dunes, but some of the largest dunes I know of were in ortley, how'd that work out? My home is on the ocean side of 35 north, we received 2 feet of BAY water, the ocean did not make it past the front homes, and we have almost no dune to speak of. If we had any sort of working drainage system I do not believe I would have had water in my home. Good luck on 2 lanes through Bayhead and mantaloking, I'd rather have more of a fast way from exit 89 to the bridge, and south of the bridge, I do believe we could have 2 lanes each way.

This sounds like a joke in the making. It seems building dunes is the #1 priority followed by cleaning the mess in the Barnegat Bay. And then do you really think he will be able to make Rt. 35 a four lane road through Manto, HAH! $215M will be the legal costs alone.

going to need a nice pretty road to match all the ugly pier villages that are going to pop up all over where our lives used to be. thanks guys.

make a dune out of the new road

I feel for those who have lost or damaged property from the storm. But unless your talking about FEMA flood insurance helping you rebuild, why should my tax dollars be given to rebuild your house ? I'm not the one who gambled buy property so close to the ocean or bay. I'm all for you getting funds from your insurance company or FEMA flood insurance as long as you were paying for it. I get a little annoyed at a few who did not have adequate insurance who now want me to cover their looses.

Dunes are a waste of money ,what you need is a sea wall like. Monmouth beach has,and floodgates at all the inlets.expensive but permanent fix.four 100 year storms in ten years and they are going to continue

Hopefully Rt 35 wi be extended from Xanadu down to Revel. Christie has done such a great job with those two ventures. It's all part of his Jersey Comeback !!!

Will the new route 35 have to comply with the new FEMA ABFE standards that we flooded homeowners have to. My guess is that all of the houses along the highway will have to be elevated at astronomical expense to the homeowners but the road will remain at it's current elevation so that it can easily be flooded and/or washed away AGAIN ! The residents may end up high & dry but will be stranded due to the washed out roadway ........

What date has been given to begin building Dunes in Ortley? I am hoping to get my home rebuilt but there is so much red tape. Yes, I paid flood insurance premiums for 8 yrs but still am waiting for adjuster to give an estimate and bank to accept the paperwork. Please, Gov. Christie, step in nd cut the red tape ur buddy Mr.Obama said wouldn't exist.

Remember who the engineering company who planned the drainage and roads for years. Their plans failed, and I hope they are not the engineers who will plan this one out.

Tax payer $$$ should just go to rebuild roads. Not peoples houses who decide to live on a "Sand Bar"

No plans yet for a "light rail or monorail " along this important road to sleaside . Surely our politicians can figure a way to spend a billion on this important road for drunks!

Infrastructure projects like this are needed all around the country but are not getting done because of obsinate Republicans in Congress. The money is availabe for this because of Super Storm Sandy. Let's not wait for another catastrophe to rebuuild infrastructure where it's needed and put Construction workers back to work in the bargain.

How many times do we have to have the dunes rebuilt before people figure out that you CANNOT stop water. If you want to have an ocean front home, then you have to accept the fact that it is not the state's responsibility to keep it safe!