Part Of Route 1 South Closed This Weekend

A portion of Route 1 south will be closed overnight this weekend, along with several ramps, as crews continue to work on the Route 18 bridge over Route 1 near the border of New Brunswick and East Brunswick.

Drivers should seek alternate routes.

According to an alert from East Brunswick police:

Route 1 closures

• Route 1 southbound will be shut down from 12:01 a.m. until 8 a.m. Saturday, and Sunday. During those closures, traffic will be detoured to “Route 18 northbound to Route 27 to Route 18 southbound and to Route 1 southbound.” This is the final weekend for the Route 1 southbound closure.

Route 18 closures

• From 8 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday, crews will close two lanes of Route 18 southbound and one lane of Route 18 northbound because of a temporary traffic pattern.
• Route 18 south traffic will be split before Paulus Boulevard into two lanes. All traffic for the NJ Turnpike must stay in the left lane.

Ramp closures

• The ramp from Route 1 south to Route 18 south, along with the Route 18 southbound right lanes, will be closed from 8 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
• The ramp from Route 18 south to Route 1 north and the Route 18 southbound left lane will be closed from 11:30 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday, and from 11:30 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday.
• The ramp from Route 18 north to Route 1 south will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday, and 10 p.m. Saturday to 11 a.m. Sunday.

For more details about the detours, view the alert from police here.