Emergency Train Track Repairs To Impact Main Thoroughfare In Bound Brook

BOUND BROOK, NJ — Commuters should expect delays on Thursday and Friday as a railroad crossing rehabilitation project will cause the closure and detour of County Route 527/Main Street in Bound Brook, announced New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials Wednesday.

Beginning at 7 a.m. on Thursday until 7 p.m., Friday, County Route 527/Main Street will close in both directions between Railroad Avenue and the County Route 527/Main Street Bridge over Raritan River in Bound Brook.

The work will remove the existing railroad crossing and reconstruct the crossing and approaches.

Access to Railroad Avenue will be maintained for local traffic via the County Route 527/Main Street traffic circle. The following detours will be in place:

CR527/Main Street northbound detour:

• Traffic on CR527 northbound/Main Street in South Bound Brook will be directed to turn left onto Canal Road
• Turn left onto the ramp to I-287 north
• Take Exit 13A for Route 28 east/Bound Brook
• Follow Route 28 east
• Turn right onto CR 527/Mountain Avenue

CR527/Main Street southbound detour:

• Traffic on CR527/Main Street and Lincoln Boulevard in Bound Brook will be directed to turn onto CR 527 north/Mountain Avenue
• Turn left onto Route 28 west
• Take the ramp to I-287 south
• Take Exit 12 for Canal Road
• Turn right onto Canal Road east
• Turn right onto CR 527 south/Main Street in South Bound Brook

"In order to provide safer and smoother railroad crossing, the existing crossing will be replaced with new concrete crossings and asphalt approaches. This federally-funded project is included within NJDOT’s railroad grade-crossing safety program which repairs, upgrades, or removes approximately 50 crossings each year, statewide," according to NJDOT.

The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors.