Update given for Upper Freehold Regional middle school BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer ALLENTOWN - The Upper Freehold Regional School District is "making excellent progress" on the new middle school, according to the superintendent of schools. Richard Fitzpatrick, the school district's new superintendent, said last week that he will try to do his best to provide the community with a monthly progress summary regarding the construction of the new middle school off Breza Road. His report this month states that the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has adopted the required revision to the Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) for the construction site. The revision brought a sigh of relief from the school district, as trying to obtain a WQMP amendment for the previously chosen site on Ellisdale Road for the new school was one of the issues that factored into having to move the project. Noting that construction on the school cannot start until the district gets a Treatment Works Approval, Fitzpatrick said the permit is the district's prime focus at this time. "Architects Faridy Veisz Fraytak are actively involved with the extensive permitting process that includes 14 major state and local permits required prior to the construction process," Fitzpatrick said. He said that the architectural firm has completed its construction documents for the project. The project's civil engineers, Lippincott & Jacobs Consulting Engineers, of Riverside, are continuing with their development of the designs for the new building and its driveways and stormwater detention basins, according to Fitzpatrick. The engineers are also in the midst of preparing a design for the bridge that will allow the school's access driveway to cross over the stream located at the lower western corner of the site, according to Fitzpatrick. The district is preparing bids for the construction of the driveway bridge, he said. "Agreements with abutters have been reached, allowing access to the site to expedite the site studies required in the permitting process and the construction of the bridge," Fitzpatrick said. The project's engineers are also consulting with Aqua New Jersey, of Hamilton, to plan a water main extension along Route 524, according to Fitzpatrick. American Water's Applied Water Management Group, of Flemington, has also visited the site to drill hydrogeological test wells necessary to determine the appropriate wastewater management facility for the site, he said.