 The project includes several highway improvements designed to alleviate the flooding the highway is prone to due to its lowness and being adjacent in several areas to tidal marshes and Whale Creek and Long Neck Creek, widening of four intersections (Birchwood Drive, County Road, Cliffwood Ave and Amboy Ave), and lane alignments, and additions for pedestrian and bicyclist safety.Also planned are traffic signal upgrades to reduce congestion.The project is expected to be completed in 2015.