I-295 northbound lane closures Monday night
Sunday, May 31, 2020
Route 42 Missing Moves project Advances
(Trenton) NJ (May 31, 2020)-- – New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced overnight lane closures on I-295 northbound Monday night to establish a traffic shift as the I-295/Route 42 Missing Moves project advances in Bellmawr, Camden County. This work was originally scheduled for tonight but was rescheduled due to weather.
Beginning at 8 p.m. Monday, June 1, until 6 a.m., Tuesday, June 2, NJDOT’s contractor, South State Inc., is scheduled to close two lanes of I-295 northbound from approximately the Almonesson Road overpass to Essex Avenue to place construction barrier and restripe the road to implement a traffic shift. At least one lane will be maintained overnight.
By Saturday morning, all three lanes of traffic will be reopened and shifted to the right with the left shoulder and right shoulders closed from Creek Road to Essex Avenue. The shift will create a work zone on the left side of the northbound lanes to begin work to widen the bridge over Big Timber Creek.
The $180 million federally-funded project will build new ramps connecting Route 42 northbound to I-295 southbound, and I-295 northbound to Route 42 southbound in order to allow for the direct movement of traffic between the two roadways. These are commonly known as the “missing moves.” The project will also include the demolition and reconstruction of the Creek Road Bridge over I-295 between Route 42 and Almonesson Road. The majority of the project will be built off of the roadways and will have minimal impact on traffic on Route 42 and I-295. The project is expected to be completed in late 2023.
Variable Message Signs are being utilized to provide advance notification to the motoring public of all traffic pattern changes associated with the work. The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors. Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT’s traffic information website www.511nj.org for construction updates and real-time travel information and for NJDOT news follow us on Twitter @NJDOT_info or on the NJDOT Facebook page.