New Jersey Department Of Transportation Announces Re-Opening Of Alexander Rd. Bridges At D&R Canal By May 15

Press release from the West Windsor Police Department:

May 7, 2020

(Trenton) – "New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and Mercer County officials today announced that Alexander Street/Road in Princeton and West Windsor is scheduled to reopen by the end of next week as the concurrent Mercer County and NJDOT bridge replacement projects near completion.

By the end of next week, Alexander Road is scheduled to reopen to traffic following the completion of two separate bridge replacement projects that concurrently replaced three bridges near each other on Alexander Street/Alexander Road in Princeton and West Windsor. Mercer County replaced two bridges and NJDOT replaced one bridge. The road is called Alexander Street in Princeton and becomes Alexander Road in West Windsor at the Delaware & Raritan (D&R) Canal, which divides the municipalities.

Mercer County is in the process of competing final paving and striping for its project. Once the County work is completed, NJDOT will have access to the portion of Alexander Road between the Bridge over the D&R Canal and the County Bridge so final paving can be completed on that part of Alexander Road. Once this work is complete, the road will reopen. The NDJOT Bridge over the D&R Canal is complete and the sidewalk opened for pedestrians on May 1.

Mercer County and NJDOT coordinated with regulatory agencies such as the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), NJDEP State Historic Preservation Office, D&R Canal State Park, D&R Canal Commission, NJ Water Supply Authority and stakeholders, such as West Windsor, Princeton and Princeton University.

The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors. For NJDOT news follow us on Twitter @NJDOT_info and our Facebook page.

If you have any questions, please contract Kimberly Nance, Regional Coordinator of Community Relations, or Stacy Martorana, Assistant to the Regional Coordinator, NJDOT-Office of Community and Constituent Relations at (609) 963-1982."

Thank you,

Susan Durkee

New Jersey Department of Transportation

1035 Parkway Avenue, P.O. Box 600

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