Somerville Road Bridge Over I-78 To Close For 1 Year In Basking Ridge

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The Somerville Road Bridge over Interstate 78 is scheduled to be closed and detoured beginning Monday and will continue through 2024 as part of the $6.2 million federally-funded project to replace the bridge deck in Bernards Township.

Work will begin at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 9. Access to local roads and residences will be maintained.

The following detours are expected to be in place until the summer of 2024:

Somerville Road northbound detour:

• Motorists on Somerville Road northbound will be directed to turn right onto Mountain Road, which is before the bridge
• Turn left onto Martinsville Road/Liberty Corner Road and continue over the I-78 overpass
• Turn left onto Allen Road back to Somerville Road

Somerville Road southbound detour:

• Motorists on Somerville Road southbound will be directed to turn left onto Allen Road, which is before the bridge
• Turn right onto Martinsville Road/Liberty Corner Road and continue over the I-78 overpass
• Turn right onto Mountain Road back to Somerville Road

In addition, beginning at 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9 until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 10, and continuing nightly Monday through Friday as required, lane closures are scheduled on I-78 eastbound for shielding and utilities work under the Somerville Road Bridge.

One lane of traffic will be maintained overnight.

Initial work on the project will include rockfall mitigation on I-78 and utility relocation on Somerville Road. The project is anticipated to be completed in the summer of 2024.

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