WARETOWN – The road will be reopened to northbound and southbound traffic on the Route 9 Bridge over Waretown Creek on Feb. 9, New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announced.
The long-awaited reopening will take place soon. Originally, the DOT alerted media outlets that the road would open on February 1. The inclimate weather delayed the process.
Beginning at 8 p.m. on Feb. 8 until 7 a.m. Feb. 9, NJDOT contractor Earle Asphalt will remove the northbound detour and restore traffic to the newly constructed roadway on the east side of the bridge.
Both southbound and northbound traffic will then shift to the northbound lane and shoulder while a work zone is set up for the demolition and rehabilitation of the west side of the bridge, NJDOT officials stated. One lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction, but this shift will persist for the next six months.
The project to rebuild the Route 9 Bridge over Waretown Creek is a $3.1 million federally funded project. The road had been detoured since September 2018.
Motorists can check NJDOT’s traffic information website 511nj.org for up to date information.
James Coletta Jr. finally we boutta be out to SONICCCCCCC ???
Ocean County Scanner News wanna link up & get a corn dog too??
Kayla Pace Most definitely!
But I’m curious of how the southbound will be routed when they start work on that side of the bridge. Figured they re-align south bound over the new section and keep northbound on the detour. There aren’t any bypass roads on the west side of 9.
Says in the article lane and shoulder to be used. Sounds as if it will be wide enough for both Southbound and Northbound at same time.
yeah I saw that. It’s pretty tight though. I pass along there daily. Lots of bus and truck traffic. We’ll see how that goes…
Jason Price accidents i sadly have to say!
I hope not, but won’t be surprised at all… Hope for the best – expect the worst.
In Ocean County, always worse than can be imagined (think route 166 and 37 debacle).
very true.
Jason Price who gives a shit. Keep traffic off main st
Erik now all I will do is take Main Street.
Tara. Kerry.
Nanci Reuter Mehta they said that last week too so we shall see