Midstreams Bridge Construction Starting Soon In Brick

BRICK, NJ — Construction work on the Midstreams Road Bridge will be getting underway within the coming days, road detours were put in place Friday in the area, Brick Township police said.

Brick police said the Ocean County engineering department announced the details on the $4.6 million construction project to replace the 55-year-old bridge that spans the Beaver Dam Creek, the contract for which was awarded in September by the Ocean County Board of Freeholders.

In a post on Facebook, Brick police said the estimated time of the project by Midlantic Construction of Barnegat Township is 482 days, which places completion in late February or early March 2019.

The concrete and timber pile span will be replaced by a steel and concrete span that will be 111 feet long and 49 feet wide, with a 6-foot-wide sidewalk on the west side of the bridge, officials have said. It is expected to last 70 to 80 years.

During the construction Midstreams Road (going over the bridge) between Princeton Avenue and Jordan Road will only be open to vehicular traffic northbound. Detours will be set up for all other traffic and will remain in effect 24 hours a day.

Traffic seeking to access the portion of Midstreams Road south of the bridge will only be able to access it from Princeton Avenue. Traffic will be detoured via Route 88 to Bridge Avenue to Beaver Dam Road and the Beaver Dam Bridge to reach Princeton Avenue.

The construction work will be done during the daytime for most of the project, the engineering department said.

"The Brick Township Police Department's Traffic Safety Division will be monitoring the project as it progresses. We will be in constant contact with county officials to ensure the safety of the motoring public," police said.

Photo by Brick Township Police