The proposed 7 Lakes Drive Connector cost estimate ranges in price from $1.3 million with paved shoulders to $0.3 million with on-road striping.
Itemized costs are based on New Jersey Department of Transportation guidelines for bike-ped enhancements.1 Road distances are computed using RidewithGPS.
Signage
(12) Traffic Signs @ $600 = $7200
Crossings
(3) Pedestrian Crossing In-Roadway Illumination System @ $50,000 = $150,000
(3) Thermoplastic Striped Crosswalks @ $1475 = $4425
Overpass safety fencing – 488 feet2
6’ High Cyclone fencing @ $29/ linear foot x 488 = $14,1523
6′ Shoulder – 6850 feet or 1.3 miles4
6850 feet of 6’ wide paved off-road shoulders @ $90 per linear foot = $615,600
1.3 miles of 6’ wide paved off-road shoulders @ $36,000 per mile = $46,800 (est. Orange County Parks)5
6850 feet of 6’ wide “crushed stone” off-road shoulders @ $36 per linear foot = $346,240
Alternately, on-road, striped bike lanes (road diet)
1.3 miles of thermoplastic striping @ $13,200 per mile = $17,160
Subtotals
High: $791,377 with paved shoulders
Low: $188,512 with on-road striping
Add-ons
30% Design
High: $1,028,790
Low: $245,065
20% Inflation (2022-2026 – 5%/year x 4 years)
High: $1,234,548
Low: $294,078
Project Totals
$1,234,548 – with paved shoulders
$294,078 – with on-road striping
Notes
1 Transportation Alternatives Cost Estimate Guidelines for Pedestrians, Bicycle, and Traffic Calming Projects, New Jersey Department of Transportation, 2022, https://tinyurl.com/3vw9e4ca
2 Queensborough Lake – 268’ plus PIP – 220’
3 How to Price Cyclone Fencing, ANGI, viewed, 3/18/25, https://tinyurl.com/3t67aw58
4 Bike path sections A – 4035’, B – 2150’, C – 655’ = 6850 feet or 1.3 miles
5 Orange County Parks Department estimates the cost of paving its 10’ wide Heritage Trail at $60,000 per mile. Presume a 6’ wide path would cost $36k per mile. 1.3 miles x $36k = $46,800
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