After Edison water main break, mayor defends record on upgrading township’s infrastructure

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Joshi, who is running for re-election in 2025, said he’s aware residents are asking what his administration has done to address the township’s infrastructure that in some places dates back 80 to 100 years.

“I can definitively, decisively, and with absolute, undeniable facts, tell you that my administration has applied for and successfully secured more funds towards our critical infrastructure — sewer and water lines — than ever before. This includes secured $105 million in sewer funding along with an active ‘receive as you go’ application of $51 million towards water line infrastructure,” said Joshi, adding he began those efforts during his first month in office.

In February 2022, Joshi met with the executive director of the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank to discuss Edison’s infrastructure funding needs and how the township’s requests to the state supplements township requests to the federal government.