Tuesday, November 11, 2003

PLAINSBORO - Bicycles may someday be the preferred mode of transportation in this town if the township committee has anything to say about it.

The township received a $270,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation for the construction of a bike route along Cranbury Neck Road. The grant will allow the township to widen the road and complete necessary drainage work.

The bikeway will run from George Davison Road to the Millstone River bridge, connecting to the existing bike route on Nostrand Road.

"This adds another piece to the puzzle," said transportation planner Jack Molenaar in a prepared statement. "When we put in the bike path from Cranbury Neck Road to The Crossings on Grovers Mill Road, we will then have the capability of biking safely from Nostrand and Cranbury Neck all the way to the schools."

The township has plans for future bicycle paths, including one from the intersection of Cranbury Neck Road and Grovers Mill Road along the Millstone River and a path that will connect Grovers Mill Road to the new village center. (