Starting next month, truck traffic is going to jump in Phillipsburg.

Between 100 and 200 trucks a day will be bringing soil needed for the massive warehouse development in Commerce Park, according to the mayor.

The traffic will be closely monitored, and won't be allowed between 6 and 8:30 a.m. when children are on their way to school, Mayor Stephen Ellis recently announced on Facebook.

The developer, Opus Investments, has said it wants to truck in 600,000 cubic yards of material from New York to raise an area of the property 30 to 35 feet so it is level for construction.

Ellis' announcement comes after a resolution was reached on last summer's dispute between the developer and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection over the soil, which has to essentially match the industrial contents of the ground.

Opus, based in Medford, N.J., wants to build an eight-warehouse complex totaling 4 million square feet on the site in Phillipsburg and Lopatcong Township, the former Ingersoll Rand complex. The development is projected to bring about 3,000 jobs, and produce $3.7 billion within Warren County over the next 10 years.

The project is expected to be completed in 2021, though individual warehouses will open sooner.

A drone's view of Phillipsburg Commerce Park

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