Route 9 Resurfacing Project Underway in Lacey

The Route 9 resurfacing project has hit Lacey Township.

“Currently milling and repaving work is ongoing along Route 9 at the northern end of the project limits in Lacey.  Our contractor is milling and paving during overnight hours, working his way south,” said Timothy Greeley, spokesperson for the Department of Transportation said.

The Route 9 resurfacing project includes approximately eleven miles- of which 1.5 miles are in Lacey- of Route 9’s north and southbound lanes, stretching from north of Route 72 in Stafford Township to north of Lakeside Drive in Lacey Township.

Work was temporarily stopped on the project in June, because the the NJDOT limited the amount of work done during the summer due to a rule that bans lane closures on Shore-area roads between May 15 and Labor Day.

The project has reached Lacey where the lane heading north is milled and the lane heading south is paved with a drop onto the shoulder.

The pavement repair work requires the milling to be done before paving, he said. Any areas of the road that are milled overnight will be paved within as close a timeframe as possible to limit occurrences of grade-separation between the travel lane and the shoulder, Greeley said.

The project is on schedule to be completed in December, Greeley said.

Other improvements included in the project drainage repairs, electrical work at a few intersections, the installation of a new traffic signal at the Route 9 intersection with Barnegat Boulevard/Bayshore Drive in Barnegat, as well as upgrading and improving guide rail along Route 9.

New electrical conduit crossing will also be installed for the future installation of a new traffic signal at Route 9 and Taylor’s Lane in Lacey. The new light is not a part of the resurfacing project.