Fourth Street Bridge To Close Through August 2021: Hazlet PD

HAZLET, NJ - Fourth Street in Hazlet will be closed to vehicular traffic starting today due to a bridge reconstruction project, authorities said.

Starting Feb. 8 and continuing through Aug. 6, the Fourth Street/Kennedy Way Bridge will be closed for replacement. The county-sponsored project is scheduled to last about 245 days.

The bridge serves as a link between Hazlet and West Keansburg.

The Hazlet side of the bridge will be used to store construction equipment and materials, police said. Area residents may experience brief interruptions with public utilities as the project progresses, “but they should not last long,” the Hazlet Township Police Department said in a statement.

According to police, the roadway will completely shut down to all traffic.

“Please be patient with the contractors and added vehicular traffic as everyone adapts to the new traffic pattern,” police said. “Detour signs have been posted and the Hazlet Police Department will be monitoring traffic in the area. Also please report any suspicious activity in and around the construction site to the Hazlet Police Department immediately.”

In 2020, the Monmouth County commissioners announced that Montclair-based company Marbro, Inc. was chosen from nine bidders to do the work for $2,791,117.

The Fourth Street Bridge was originally constructed in 1945. It first underwent reconstruction in 1966.

Another bridge connecting the two Raritan Bay municipalities, the Laurel Avenue Hazlet-Keansburg Bridge, previously underwent a months-long repaving project beginning in September 2019. According to Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone, work on the bridge was completed last year. Read More: Laurel Ave. Bridge In Keansburg To Close