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Environmental &

Stormwater

The Authority established an environmental division in the year 2017 to adapt a strategy to provide responsible stewardship of the Atlantic City Expressway that travels 28 miles through the South Jersey Pinelands National Reserve. The program is called the Roadway Environmental Advancement Initiative, (READI).

The READI program includes the planting of native wildflowers, installing bird boxes and nesting platforms along with storm water management.

 The READI program benefits from an academic partnership with Stockton University that connects environmental science students with the Authority through an academic internship semester.

READI assists the NJ Fish and Wildlife Services through the CHANJ (Connecting Habitats Across New Jersey) project. Together, READI and NJF&WS have established and monitored safe wildlife crossings, under the roadway, that assure the successful migration of the pine snake and other animals throughout the roadway.

Highway Agency Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan