Stafford:Route 72 Road Improvement Work Slated To Start On Monday

STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – Drivers can expect some improvements on a one-mile section of Route 72 East starting on Monday, a spokesman for the state Department of Transportation said.

The work on the $8.6 million federally funded project will begin at 9 a.m. and run until 3:30 p.m. on weekdays.

The project calls for daily temporary left and right shoulder closures on Route 72 between the Garden State Parkway and the Stafford Square shopping center to create a work zone for drainage work.

Preliminary work on the project is expected to begin this September, with the majority of construction starting later this fall. Construction is expected to be completed in late 2019.

Highway and signal intersection improvements to address congestion and safety
concerns will include the addition of a 10-foot shoulders in each direction, median widening, new barrier curbs and new traffic signals.

The two intersections include Roosevelt Boulevard and Doc Cramer Boulevard.

Other improvements include a new culvert and a revised jug handle circling a water basin from Route 72 westbound to a relocated East Road, which is being moved approximately 200 feet east from its current location.

Two new storm water basins will be constructed further down on Route 72 westbound, and West Road will be relocated east from its current location between McDonalds and Mr. Tire to a new location between Element Restaurant and Starboard Plaza. Washington Road, located parallel to Route 72, will end at the new West Road, according to the DOT.

The 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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