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Designates bridge over Crosswicks Creek on Interstate Highway Route 295 North as "Benjamin Moore and the 693rd Sapper Company Memorial Highway."

2024-2025 Regular Session Introduced by Herb Conaway and 3 co-sponsors

Designates the Crosswicks Creek bridge on I-295 North as the Benjamin Moore and the 693rd Sapper Company Memorial Highway, funded by private gifts with no public funds.

Approved P.L.2024, c.99.
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Bill Summary · S 1433

Summary — S-1433: “Benjamin Moore and the 693rd Sapper Company Memorial Highway” (P.L.2024, c.99)

Purpose

This Act designates the bridge over Crosswicks Creek on Interstate Route 295 North (milepost 57.5 to 58) — located in the Townships of Bordentown and Hamilton, New Jersey — as the “Benjamin Moore and the 693rd Sapper Company Memorial Highway” to honor Army Specialist Benjamin G. Moore and the unit in which he served.

Key provisions

  • Designation: The Commissioner of Transportation is directed to designate the bridge over Crosswicks Creek on I‑295 North (mileposts 57.5–58) as the “Benjamin Moore and the 693rd Sapper Company Memorial Highway.”
  • Signs: The Commissioner shall erect appropriate signs bearing the designation and dedication.
  • No public funding for signs: State or other public funds shall not be used to produce, purchase, erect, or maintain the signs that bear this designation.
  • Private funding authorized: The Commissioner is authorized to accept gifts, grants, or other financial assistance from private sources (including non‑profit, educational, or charitable entities) to fund or reimburse the Department of Transportation (NJDOT) for sign costs, and to enter related agreements.
  • Funding condition: Work on the signs shall not proceed and NJDOT shall not accept funding until an agreement is reached with a responsible private party to pay for producing, purchasing, erecting, and maintaining the signs.
  • Immediate effect: The Act takes effect immediately upon approval.

Background (subject of the designation)

  • Army Specialist Benjamin G. Moore, a lifelong New Jersey resident from Bordentown, was killed in action in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan on January 12, 2011.
  • Moore served with the 693rd Sapper Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, and received decorations including the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
  • He was also active locally as a firefighter and emergency medical technician and was widely recognized in his community.

Who is affected / impact

  • NJDOT: responsible for installing and maintaining signs but prohibited from using public funds for that purpose.
  • Private donors / veterans and community groups: potential funders and partners for sign production and maintenance.
  • Local communities (Bordentown and Hamilton) and veterans’ organizations: receive formal, permanent recognition of Specialist Moore and his unit.
  • State budget: the law expressly bars public funds for sign costs, so direct fiscal impact on state coffers is avoided; any costs depend on private contributions and agreements.

Status and timing

  • Enacted as P.L.2024, c.99; approved December 12, 2024 and effective immediately.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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