Route 206 North To Close This Weekend In Montgomery

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

The closure will begin at 9 p.m. Friday April 12 until 9 a.m. Sunday April 14 with alternating traffic offered on Route 206 southbound over Crusers Brook.

Construction will include the installation of a precast concrete culvert on the east side of the roadway, according to NJDOT.

The northbound lane will reopen Sunday morning back to its current situation with a work zone on the east side of the bridge. This configuration is expected to be in place until the fall as the northbound lane of the bridge is reconstructed and utility work is completed, according to NJDOT.

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 during peak traffic periods. Replacement of the bridge deck is expected to be completed in the fall of 2019.

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