State to provide $1.2 million grant to assist Phillipsburg sinkhole repairs

State to provide $1.2 million grant to assist Phillipsburg sinkhole repairs

Gov. Mikie Sherrill and New Jersey Department of Transportation Acting Commissioner Priya Jain announced March 6 a $1.2 million NJDOT grant to assist Phillipsburg in repairing Summit Avenue, a local road damaged when a sinkhole developed in February. On Feb. 16, two sinkholes developed at the intersection of Summit Avenue and Lewis Street in Phillipsburg. The cause of the sinkholes is under investigation, but it is believed it may have been caus…