DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Absecon Completed

Work has been completed on California Avenue between Shore Road and New Road. Traffic will flow as usual.

Buena Borough Completed

The County's paving project has been completed on Weymouth-Malaga Road between Blue Anchor Road (Route 54)and Harding Highway (Route 40).

Buena Vista Completed

The resurfacing of Tuckahoe Road between Landis Avenue and 20th Avenue has been completed. All traffic will flow as usual.

Corbin City Completed

The County's paving project has been completed on Buck Hill Road.

Egg Harbor & Hamilton Townships Completed

Lane shifts and/or reductions will be in effect (weather permitting) on Wednesday, October 5 from 7 AM to 5 PM on Ocean Heights Avenue from Somers Point-Mays Landing Road to Mill Road as part of an ongoing road project. Beginning Thursday, October 6 through Wednesday, October 12, a detour will be in effect 7 AM to 5 PM. Northbound traffic will be diverted onto eastbound English Creek Avenue (Rt. 575) to the Black Horse Pike (Rt. 40/322). Southbound traffic on Ocean Heights Avenue will not be affected.

Egg Harbor City Completed

Rehabilitation work will continue on bridge EHC-24 on Duerer Street. Duerer Street will be closed to all traffic between Boston Avenue and Tenth Terrace. This detour will be in effect 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour or find an alternate route.

Egg Harbor Township Completed

Beginning Monday, April 10 through Thursday, April 14, Mill Road (Route 662) in Egg Harbor Township will be closed to through traffic, between Ridge Avenue and Spruce Avenue, from 9 AM to 3:30 PM for a utility installation for a private development project. Local residents/homeowners will have travel access. Police will be onsite to assist motorists. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour or find an alternate route. Delays are expected.

Egg Harbor Township Completed

As part of an ongoing road resurfacing project conducted by the Atlantic County Improvement Authority, a detour will be in effect on Tuesday, September 27 and Wednesday, September 28 (weather permitting) on Somers Point-Mays Landing Road (Rt. 559) in Egg Harbor Township between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM. The detour will be in effect via English Creek Road (Rt. 575) and Zion Road (Rt. 615). Police will be on site. Delays are expected. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route. Beginning Monday, September 19, the Atlantic County Improvement Authority will be conducting a road project on Somers Point-Mays Landing Road (Rt. 559) in Egg Harbor Township from the Jobs Point Bridge to the junction of Zion Road. Work will continue for approximately three weeks, Monday through Friday, 7 AM to 4 PM. Lane shifts and/or reductions will be in effect. Police will be onsite. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route. Delays are expected.

Egg Harbor Township Completed

Resurfacing of Tilton Road has been completed between the Airport Circle and the Cardiff Circle. Traffic will flow as usual.

Egg Harbor Township Completed

Road crews will be working on a paving project at the intersection of Dogwood Avenue and English Creek Road (Route 561) in Egg Harbor Township on Monday, July 18 and Tuesday, July 19 between the hours of 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Lane shifts and/or reductions will be in effect. Police will be on site. Delays are expected. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route.

Egg Harbor Township Completed

Zion Road (Route 615) in Egg Harbor Township will remain closed to traffic from Ocean Heights Avenue to Diamond Drive for sewer work from 7 AM to 5 PM on Thursday, June 30; Friday, July 1; Tuesday, July 5 and Wednesday, July 6. Police will be on site to assist. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour or find an alternate route. Delays are expected.

Egg Harbor Township Completed

The Egg Harbor Township Municipal Utility Authority is scheduled to perform an emergency sewer repair on Ocean Heights Avenue (Rt. 559) in Egg Harbor Township on Thursday, August 18. Ocean Heights Avenue will be closed to traffic from Steelmanville Road to Blackman Road from 7:30 AM to 5 PM. Police will be on site. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour or find an alternate route. Delays are expected.

Egg Harbor Township Completed

Atlantic County has been notified by the Egg Harbor Township Municipal Utilities Authority that Mill Road in Egg Harbor Township, east of Ocean Heights Avenue, will have lane shifts beginning March 23 and continuing through March 31, 7:30 AM to 4 PM, due to an ongoing private development and drainage system installation. Both lanes of traffic will remain open, however, possible minimal delays may be expected. Beginning Tuesday, March 21 through Friday, March 24, Mill Road (Route 662) in Egg Harbor Township will be closed to through traffic, between Ocean Heights Avenue and Fire Road, from 8 AM to 4:30 PM for a utility installation for a private development project. Local residents/homeowners will have travel access. Police will be onsite to assist motorists. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour or find an alternate route. Delays are expected.

Egg Harbor Township Completed

Beginning at 6 AM on Thursday, April 13, alternating lanes of traffic will be in effect on Fire Road in Egg Harbor Township, between the Black Horse Pike and Washington Avenue, for up to 12 hours, to allow for additional paving as part of the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s railroad crossing rehabilitation project.

Egg Harbor Township Completed

Beginning Tuesday, June 6, Ocean Heights Avenue in Egg Harbor Township will have STOP & GO traffic between Mill Road and Swift Avenue, between the hours of 8:15 AM and 5:30 PM. This traffic pattern will be in effect Monday through Friday for approximately two weeks to allow for a private development utility installation. This work will be contingent on weather conditions. Police will be onsite to assist motorists. Delays are expected. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route.

Egg Harbor Township Completed

The intersection at Mill Road and Spruce Avenue will be detoured for 24 hours beginning Monday morning the 14th of March. Motorist are advised to follow the posted detour or find and alternate route. Delays are expected.

Egg Harbor Township Completed

The New Jersey American Water company’s water main installation on Mill Road in Egg Harbor Township between Fernwood and Ridge avenues will continue on Monday, May 1, between the hours of 7:30 AM and 5:00 PM. Alternating lanes with delays expected. Police will be onsite to assist.

Egg Harbor Township Completed

The County's project at the intersection of Tilton Road and Fire Road has been completed. Traffic will flow as normal.

Egg Harbor Township Completed

Mill Road (Route 662), Egg Harbor Township Beginning Monday, June 19 through Friday, June 23, Mill Road in Egg Harbor Township between Ocean Heights and Delaware Avenues will have lane shifts and stop and go traffic control between the hours of 7:30 AM to 6 PM at a private development. Delays can be expected. Police will be onsite. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route.

Egg Harbor Township & Somers Point Completed

The Jobs Point Bridge over Patcong Creek on Somers Point-Mays Landing Road (Rt. 559), at the border of Egg Harbor Township and Somers Point, is scheduled to reopen to traffic on Tuesday, May 16 following the completion of a bridge stablization project. The bridge is located less than one mile west of the intersection of Route 9 and Rt. 559 in Somers Point.

Galloway Completed

Beginning Monday, August 22 through Thursday, August 25, truck and trailer traffic will not be permitted on the access road that connects Jim Leeds Road to the Garden State Parkway service area in Galloway Township between the hours of 10 PM and 5 AM due to paving work conducted as part of the Garden State Parkway bridge replacement project. Galloway Township police officers will be on site to distribute alternate route maps. Delays are expected. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route.

Galloway Completed

Beginning Monday, September 12 through Friday, September 16, Moss Mill Road in Galloway Township will be closed to traffic from Wrangleboro Road to Pitney Road, from 7 AM to 5 PM for a water main installation. Police will be on site to assist. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour or find an alternate route. Delays are expected.

Galloway Completed

The South Jersey Gas Company is scheduled to perform a gas main installation at the intersection of Pitney Road and Great Creek Roads, from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM, on Wednesday, July 13 through Friday, July 15. An alternating traffic pattern will be in effect. Police will be on site. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route. Delays are expected.

Galloway Completed

The New Jersey American Water Company will perform utility work on Jimmie Leeds Road, east of Pomona Road, in Galloway on Monday, April 17 from 8 AM to 4 PM. Lane shifts and/or reductions will be in effect. Police will be on-site. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route. Delays are expected.

Galloway Completed

Effective June 29, the county’s construction of a full service intersection at Pitney and Great Creek Roads in Galloway Township has been completed. The intersection is open to all traffic with fully operational signalization.

Galloway Completed

Work will resume on Pitney Road in Galloway Township on Tuesday, May 16 and continue through May 18. The northbound lane of Pitney Road will be detoured but southbound traffic will not be affected. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour or find an alternate route. Delays are expected.

Galloway, Mullica & Egg Harbor City Completed

Beginning Tuesday, October 4, weather permitting, the Atlantic County Improvement Authority will be conducting a road resurfacing project on Moss Mill Road between Duerer Street and Cologne Avenue. A detour will be in effect through Thursday, October 6 from 7 AM to 5 PM. Traffic will be diverted to Duerer Street (Rt. 561) and Philadelphia Avenue (Rt. 563). School buses and local residential traffic will be directed through on Moss Mill Road by police officers.

Hamilton Completed

River Road (Route 617) in Mays Landing will be closed to traffic from Routes 40/ 50 to Route 559 (Somers Point-Mays Landing Road), between 6 PM on Monday, June 20 and 6 AM on Tuesday, June 21 due to work being conducted by the Atlantic County Improvement Authority. The work was originally scheduled to take place last week but was postponed due to unfavorable weather conditions.

Hamilton & Egg Harbor Townships Completed

South Jersey Gas Company is scheduled to install a new gas main on Ocean Heights Avenue in Hamilton and Egg Harbor townships beginning Monday, August 8, 2005. Work will continue for approximately four weeks. During that time a road closure will be in effect on Ocean Heights Avenue between Somers Point-Mays Landing Road (Rt. 559) and English Creek Avenue. The road will be closed between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM, Monday through Thursday. Ocean Heights Avenue will reopen to traffic Monday through Thursday evenings and all day Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Approaching traffic from the west on River Road, Main Street and Route 40 in Mays Landing will be directed to Route 40 east as an alternate route. All trucks over 8 tons are to use Route 40 to the Black Horse Pike. Approaching traffic on Ocean Heights Avenue from the east will be detoured to English Creek Avenue to Route 40 west towards Mays Landing. Traffic signs and detour routes will be clearly marked. Police will be onsite to assist with traffic control. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route. Delays are expected.

Hamilton Township Completed

The County's road widening project on Wrangleboro Road between Leah Lane and Alexander Drive has been completed.

Hammonton Completed

Fairview Avenue, County Route # 678, will be detoured at the Railroad Crossing. The detour will be in effect for 24 hours a day from Tuesday, May 17 until Tuesday, May 24, 2005. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour or find an alternate route.

Hammonton Completed

Beginning Friday, June 2, roadway excavation will begin on Third Street in Hammonton at Bellevue Avenue and continuing toward Fairview Avenue. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour or find an alternate route.

Linwood & Egg Harbor Township Completed

Central Avenue in Linwood will remain closed to traffic and a detour will remain in effect through November 4, 2005 upon request by Agate Construction Company, Inc., the contractor for the Bargaintown Mill Pond Dam repair project. The extension was neccessitated by last week’s heavy rainfalls coupled with extreme tidal events that caused failures to the temporary water control system that was installed to de-water the work area. Once the site is de-watered, engineers will be better able to determine the best way to complete the repairs. Should additional work be required, the project could be further extended. The Bargaintown Dam Bridge between Linwood and Egg Harbor Townhip will be closed for improvements and repairs beginning September 19, 2005. It is expected to be closed to traffic for 30 days. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour or find an alternate route.

Mullica Township Completed

The Bridge is expected to reopen the first week of April.

Northfield Completed

The emergency sanitary sewer repair on Shore Road in Northfield, between Zion Road and the intersection of Shore, Mill, and Tilton Roads, is expected to be completed and the road reopened as of 5 PM today, May 1. Due to an emergency sanitary sewer repair, Shore Road in Northfield, between Zion Road and the intersection of Shore, Mill, and Tilton Roads, will be closed to all traffic today, May 1, until further notice. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route or follow the posted detour, using Tilton and Zion Roads. Police will be onsite to assist.

Northfield Completed

Beginning Monday, September 25, the intersection of Mill Road and Zion Road in Northfield will be closed for approximately three weeks to allow the City of Northfield to make repairs to the city’s sewer system in coordination with county reconstruction improvements to Mill Road between Route 9 and Filmar Avenue. Motorists are advised to find alternate routes. These include the use of Burton Avenue and Cedarbridge Road.

Northfield Completed

Alternating lanes of traffic may be periodically implemented on Shore Road in Northfield, between Ridgewood Avenue and Argo Lane, through October 2 as the county completes improvements to the roadway. A detour is no longer in effect.

Northfield Completed

Work will continue on Dolphin Avenue between Shore Road and Route 9. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour or find an alternate route.

Northfield Completed

Beginning Monday August 7 construction will begin on Mill Road in Northfield. Mill Road will be detoured between Shore Road and Route 9 until September 8. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour or find an alternate route.

Northfield Completed

Beginning Monday, June 26 through Friday, June 30, the southbound lane of Shore Road (Route 585) in Northfield will be detoured between Vernon Avenue and Surrey Avenue. Delays can be expected. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route.

Northfield Completed

The New Jersey American Water Company will be conducting water installations on Shore Road in Northfield, between Tilton/ Mill/ Shore Road intersection and Steelman Avenue on Thursday, April 27 between 7:30 AM and 5 PM. Lane shifts and /or reductions will be in effect. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route. Delays are expected. (This work was originally scheduled for April 25 but was rescheduled to April 27.)

Northfield Completed

-Update- The South Jersey Gas Company’s utility work on Shore Road in Northfield, between Ridgewood and Oakcrest avenues, will continue through Wednesday, April 19 between the hours of 9 AM - 4 PM. Motorists are advised that alternating lanes and/or STOP and GO traffic pattern will be in effect. Delays are expected. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route.

Northfield Completed

Road work will take place on Mill Road in Northfield between Madison Avenue and Henry Drive on Tuesday, October 4 and Wednesday, October 5 from 9 AM to 5 PM. Lane shifts and/or reductions will be in effect. Police will be on site. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route. Delays are expected.

Northfield/Pleasantville Completed

Weather permitting, beginning Friday, July 21 through Tuesday, July 25 (excluding weekends) a traffic detour will be in effect on Dolphin Avenue between Cresson Avenue and Route 9 in Northfield/Pleasantville between the hours of 7:30 AM and 5 PM for a utility installation by the New Jersey American Water Company. Local residents will have access. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route. Delays can be expected.

Pleasantville Completed

Road work is scheduled to begin on Washington Avenue between Route 9 and Main Street. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour or find an alternate route. Delays are expected.

Port Republic Completed

County Bridge PR-7, Old New York Avenue over Nacote Creek in Port Republic, has been closed for emergency repairs due to structural damage that, according to engineers, may be the result of a prior motor vehicle accident. A detour will be in effect 24 hours a day until further notice. Crews will be working as quickly as possible to repair the damage.

Somers Point Completed

On Monday, July 10 between the hours of 7:30 AM and 5 PM an alternating lane traffic pattern will be in effect on Somers Point/Mays Landing Road in Somers Point between the Somers Point Circle and Holly Hills Drive for a utility installation at a private development. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route. Delays can be expected.

Somers Point Completed

Beginning Thursday, October 12, contractors will perform final paving of Somers Point-Mays Landing Road (Rt. 559) in Somers Point, between Route 9 and Woodland Avenue, as part of the county’s $2 million road improvement project that involved raising the height of a .67 mile portion of Rt. 559 to provide relief from frequent flooding and to improve its capability as a secondary emergency evacuation route from Somers Point and Ocean City. Somers Point-Mays Landing Road provides direct access to both Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway. Contractor A.E. Stone, Inc. has issued the following construction schedule for October 12 through October 19. Thursday, October 12 Somers Point-Mays Landing Road will be closed between Route 9 and the Marriott Residence Inn, 6:30 AM - 4:30 PM. All entry / exiting will be from the Route 52, Somers Point circle. Monday, October 16 and Wednesday, October 18 Somers Point-Mays Landing Road will be closed to ALL westbound through traffic between Wood- land Avenue and Route 9. Eastbound traffic will not be affected. Tuesday, October 17 and Thursday, October 19 Somers Point-Mays Landing Road will be closed to ALL eastbound through traffic from Route 9 to Woodland Avenue. Westbound traffic will not be affected. Weather permitting, final paving is expected to be completed by Friday, October 20 with no further road closures required.

Somers Point Completed

Road work will continue on Shore Road between Ocean Heights Avenue to New Jersey Avenue. Lane restrictions and/or reductions may apply.

Ventnor Completed

The Dorset Avenue Bridge in Ventnor will reopen to vehicular traffic at 4 PM today (10/14/05) without any weight restrictions. The bridge had been closed to traffic since September 26 for repairs due to its deteriorated steel grid deck system. Motorists may experience lane shifts as work continues over the next few days. The Dorset Avenue Bridge in Ventnor will be closed to vehicular traffic for repairs beginning Monday, September 26, 2005 at 7:00 AM. A detour will be in effect 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the duration of the construction project which is expected to last through October 14, 2005. Construction crews will be working to replace the bridge’s deteriorated steel grid deck system from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM, seven days a week. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour route or plan an alternate route. The detour route includes Ventnor Avenue, Albany Avenue (U.S. Route 322/40) across Albany Avenue Bridge, and West End/Wellington Avenue. The bridge will be open to pedestrians, Ventnor emergency response vehicles on emergency calls, and marine vessels with restrictions. Pedestrians are advised to follow signage to the appropriate sidewalk. Pedestrians may experience some minor delays while construction crews are operating overhead equipment in the vicinity of the sidewalk. Marine traffic will be limited to single leaf openings in accordance with the regular bridge operation schedule between 7:00 AM and 11:00 PM for the duration of the construction work. Vessels that require a double leaf opening between 7:00 AM and 11:00 PM must provide a two (2) hour advance notification to the bridge operator on duty. There will be no restrictions to the bridge operation schedule for marine vessels between 11:00 PM and 7:00 AM.