$151M Improvement Project Will Upgrade Route 70 Through Cherry Hill

CHERRY HILL, NJ — Officials announced a massive project on Route 70 through Cherry Hill that they say reduce vehicle congestion and make the road safer for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists.

The state-funded Route 70 Corridor Improvement Project should be completed in early 2027, Camden County commissioners said. The county, NJ Department of Transit, and local officials announced the project on Tuesday.

The $151 million project will go forward in phases, and includes utility work that is already ongoing. About 90 percent of the work will be done in Cherry Hill, a county spokesman said.

Here's what the work includes:

• Resurfacing 9 miles of Route 70, from Route 38 in Pennsauken through Cherry Hill to Cooper Avenue in Evesham
• Repaving the Route 70/Route 73 interchange ramps
• Upgrading traffic signals at 28 intersections
• Improving drainage
• Sidewalks
• Repaving the North Maple Avenue loop ramps
• Replacing or installing four Dynamic Message Signs

Cherry Hill's mayor, Susan Shin Angulo, said the project "will be a game changer to the area."

“Ensuring that a road as busy as Route 70 is in top condition is critically important and we’re thrilled that the Camden County Board of Commissioners have invested the time, money and resources to improving it," she said in a news release.

Pennsauken Mayor Jessica Rafeh also cheered the project.

“Countless Pennsauken residents travel along Route 70 every day by car, bike or on foot,” said Rafeh in a news release. “This project will not only improve safety by upgrading necessary assets such as traffic lights and sidewalks, but it will allow for a smoother flow of traffic, which I think everyone who travels through this area can be grateful for. Pennsauken is appreciative that the Board of Commissioners have made this project a top priority for all everyone who lives, works and visits this area of the county.”

A number of other projects are already underway in the county, including the reconstruction of the Kings Highway Bridge and Chews Landing Road in Haddonfield and the repaving of Burnt Mill Road in Haddonfield.

"This project will work in tandem with the $50 million worth of construction projects set to break ground over the course of the next year throughout the county," officials said.

Click here for more information about the project from NJDOT.