Project To Widen Route 206 Begins Friday Night In Hillsborough

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — The project to widen Route 206 between Doctors Way and Valley Road in Hillsborough will begin on Friday night.

Beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials said traffic will shift on Route 206 northbound between Doctors Way and Valley Road toward the southbound lanes.

Drivers are asked to slow down and use caution in the area of the new traffic pattern. There will not be any lane closures. This new traffic pattern will be in place through spring 2022.

Once work is completed on Route 206 northbound, construction will begin on Route 206 southbound with traffic being shifted onto the newly widened northbound lanes.

This $41 million federally-funded project to widen Route 206 will create two travel lanes in each direction from Doctors Way and Valley Road and will enhance safety and ease traffic congestion, according to the NJDOT.

The project will also include the construction of a new median barrier which will eliminate left turns to and from properties located along the highway and will direct turns onto newly signalized intersections, and jughandles.

This will reduce turn-related accidents and optimize traffic flow, according to the NJDOT.

The project will be completed in three stages with most construction activities being performed at night to reduce the impact on the public. The project is expected to be completed in summer 2024.

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