Route 206 Lane To Close Over Crusers Brook This Weekend

MONTGOMERY, NJ — Route 206 southbound will be closed with alternating traffic this weekend in Montgomery as the Route 206 Bridge over Crusers Brook project advances, New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced.

The closure will begin at 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, until 9 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 9.

Alternating traffic will be maintained with flaggers for each direction on Route 206 northbound over Crusers Brook to install a precast structural element. Route 206 normally maintains one lane in each direction over Crusers Brook.

The $5.9 million federally-funded project will replace the bridge deck and substructure, and make significant improvements to the superstructure. The project is designed in stages to minimize impacts to traffic and maintain one lane of traffic in both directions at all times.

During the first stage, traffic was shifted to the center lanes to allow the contractor to replace the bridge deck on newly installed footings. Replacement of the bridge deck is expected to be completed in the summer of 2019.

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