Replace the Central Avenue Bridge to accommodate additional auxiliary lanes on the GSP
Utility upgrades
CONSTRUCTION:
Bridge construction work to be performed in three (3) stages following utility relocations
Temporary traffic shifts will be utilized to facilitate the work
Short duration temporary detours will be needed during utility relocation work
Significant utility relocation work including drainage, water mains, gas mains and electrical facilities will be performed
Utility relocation work to begin on or about November 2018
Location Updates
April 24, 2020
A new traffic pattern has been implemented on Central Avenue and a new work zone created on the north side of the roadway over the Garden State Parkway, between Watson Avenue and Hawthorne Place. Two Central Avenue travel lanes will be maintained westbound and one travel lane will be maintained eastbound over the bridge. Eastbound and westbound left turns at Oraton Parkway and Whittlesey Avenue are temporarily prohibited during construction. Please refer to the graphic below for details.
Starting the week of 05/13/19 and continuing through 06/24/19, new roadway curb, sidewalk and driveway aprons will be constructed along Oraton Parkway northbound and southbound […]