NJ Will Close Ramp On I-280 In West Orange To Fix Sinkhole

WEST ORANGE, NJ — New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced Thursday that the I-280 eastbound ramp from Pleasant Valley Way/CR 636 in West Orange will be closed for about a month to repair a sinkhole.

According to a NJDOT advisory:

“Beginning at 7 a.m. on Friday, June 24, and lasting for approximately four weeks, NJDOT’s contractor, IEW Construction Group Inc., is scheduled to close and detour the ramp from Pleasant Valley Way/CR 636 to I-280 eastbound. The closure is necessary to repair a sinkhole resulting from damage to a storm water pipe caused by Tropical Storm Ida.”

The following detour will be in place, officials said:

• Motorists on Pleasant Valley Way/CR 636 wishing to take the ramp to I-280 eastbound will be directed to continue on Pleasant Valley Way/CR 636 northbound, past I-280
• Take the ramp to I-280 westbound
• Take Exit 6A to Laurel Avenue South
• Take the ramp to I-280 eastbound

The project is part of a larger $10.5 million state-funded maintenance contract to repair storm water and drainage structures in eight counties throughout North Jersey. The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors, officials said.

• See related article: Sinkhole On I-280 Exit Ramp Near West Orange; Road Detoured

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