Construction on the road, the first project awarded under New Jersey's modified Design-build program, began on September 20, 1996 and was opened November 30, 1999.

[8] The highway was proposed and received opposition from the communities of Princeton and Plainsboro, who cited destruction of open space and wetlands, which would reduce the quality of local life.

As a result, the Department of Transportation dropped the section west of U.S. Route 1 in South Brunswick Township only a year later.

[9] In 1992, the proposal for Route 92 was turned over to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority from the Department of Transportation, citing the cost was too elevated.

The opposition to the freeway shifted northward, with South Brunswick residents complaining the divide of their community.

[1] In February 2000, the Turnpike Authority gave in to the orders from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to have Route 92 undergo an environmental impact study, which could go up to two years, to help see if they should award the contract for construction.

Opponents of the Route 92 project hailed this decision for the thought that the environmental impact statement (EIS) would back up their beliefs.

[15] In December 2003, the Army Corps of Engineers approved the statement and although agencies still disagreed on the wetlands issues, held public hearings in 2004.

The remaining funds, $6.5 million (2005 USD), left the project in limbo,[17] and the Army Corps of Engineers released a final statement, finding no other alternative outside of a new alignment.

[18] On December 1, 2006, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority terminated its plans to build the spur from Ridge and 1 in South Brunswick to 8A in Monroe.

The highway was to head to the southeast and cross under Perrine Road, which was proposed to have a brand new overpass and a westbound interchange.

After curving to the east, Route 92 was to enter Plainsboro, cross the New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor Line and Devil's Brook, and then re-enter South Brunswick.

Upon entrance in South Brunswick, Route 92 would have passed through the western section of an inland freshwater marsh, which has been the source of the Lawrence Brook.