The New jersey turnpike authority split its $2.3-billion Interchange 6 to 9 Widening Program into dozens of projects to help spread opportunities among design and construction firms during the economic downturn. In doing so, companies of all sizes secured work and the NJTA saved millions of dollars in its budget.
Now the NJTA and its build teams face the daunting task of keeping one the country’s largest road-building projects on track for a 2014 completion.