Traffic & Transit
Route 72 Closures In Store This Week In Barnegat: NJDOT
Expect closures as the Plowed Road to Doc Cramer Boulevard pavement preservation project continues.
BARNEGAT, NJ — Expect closures with alternating traffic this week in Burlington County through Barnegat as the Route 72, Plowed Road to Doc Cramer Boulevard pavement preservation project continues, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT).
Beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, July 29 until 2 p.m. and continuing overnight Tuesday, July 30 through Thursday, August 1, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the next day, a single lane is scheduled to be closed with alternating traffic between Trail Road in Woodland, Burlington County and approximately Queens Road in Barnegat. The closures are necessary to apply chip seal to the roadway, according to the NJDOT. No work will take place Friday through Sunday.
The work is part of a $6.2 million pavement preservation project that will utilize Chip Seal and Slurry Seal to preserve 10 miles of the roadway in both directions between Mile Posts 6 to 13 in Woodland and Barnegat and 18.5 to 21.7 in Stafford. The project is expected to be completed by the end of summer 2024, according to the NJDOT.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.
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