Rt. 80 Lane Shift Ahead of Schedule, Project to be Completed by End of Year

When commuters hit the road Thursday morning, they found a new traffic pattern on Rt. 80 in Parsippany – just the next step in the federally funded safety and congestion relief project expected to end this year.

The Department of Transportation announced the single express lane on the left side of Route 80 eastbound would be eliminated while maintaining all four travel lanes to the right of the work zone.

This part of the project was completed two weeks ahead of schedule, the DOT said, with the next stage of reconstruction dedicated to drainage improvements. The project’s entirety is expected to be completed by the end of 2014.

The entire project is federally funded at a cost of $73.5 million, which began in August 2012 to completely rehabilitate and improve the stretch of roadway between mileposts 41.5 and 46.5.