Traffic & Transit
Passaic Avenue Bridge Work Starts Soon In Nutley
The work will take up to a month, Nutley officials said. Here's when it will begin.
NUTLEY, NJ — Work on the Passaic Avenue Bridge in Nutley is scheduled to begin next week, town officials announced Monday.
The work will start on or about Jan. 13. It will continue for about three or four weeks, and traffic shouldn’t be impacted, Nutley town commissioner Mauro Tucci said.
Here’s what is happening – and why, Tucci added:
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“Sparwick Contracting, Inc. is beginning the work of installing scour protection on the bridge at the corner of Passaic Avenue and Rutgers Place (Structure 0705-465) over the Third River under the direction and supervision of Essex County. Scour protection is the installation of systems to prevent the erosion of soil surrounding marine structures to prevent erosion of soil supporting the bridge footings. This work is critical to maintain the bridge’s integrity.”
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