SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 4313

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED: MAY 12, 2025

      The Senate Transportation Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 4313.

      As reported, this bill designates the overpass of Stelton Road at milepost 5.88 of the northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate Highway Route 287 as the “Officer Conklin-Officer Cady Memorial Overpass” to honor the memory of Richard H. Conklin and William J. Cady, two South Plainfield police officers who died in the line of duty three years apart on or near this stretch of road. 

     Consistent with Department of Transportation policy and other road designations, the bill provides that State or other public funds are not to be used for producing, purchasing, or erecting signs bearing the designation for the “Officer Conklin-Officer Cady Memorial Overpass.” The Commissioner of Transportation is authorized to receive financial assistance from private sources for the costs associated with producing, purchasing, erecting, and maintaining signs bearing the designation.