In a move that he said will help towns "maintain and rebuild their roads for a fraction of the cost," Bergen County Executive Dennis McNerney handed Fair Lawn and 17 other municipalities the keys to a truck with a mounted infrared restoration system for asphalt.

The system combines a 48-square-foot infrared pavement heater, a two or four-ton capacity asphalt reclaimer, a large tool-storage area, a compactor compartment, and a dumping waste bin all within a "compact and highly maneuverable chassis," according to a press release from the County Executive's Office.

McNerney called the truck a "low-cost alternative to excavation and reconstruction" of roads that will save "precious time and tax dollars."

"We are bringing home savings in the form of the best possible technology to Bergen County residents," McNerney said in a statement. "With a vehicle that can provide everything needed to perform asphalt restorations at a reduced cost for 18 municipalities, the long-term savings will be immense."

The 18 towns that will have access to the truck are part of the Riverside Cooperative Association, a contracting unit that includes Alpine, Bergenfield, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, Englewood Cliffs, Fair Lawn, Harrington Park, Haworth, Little Ferry, New Milford, Northvale, Norwood, Oradell, River Edge, Rockleigh and Tenafly. 

"This is an outstanding example of how shared services will help us to maintain our quality of life while keeping property values down," McNerney said.

The truck will be garaged in Dumont, which will be responsible for keeping track of  each municipality's usage of the vehicle. The individual municipalities will pay for the truck's routine maintenance costs based on how much they use it.

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