Creek Road To Close As I-295 Direct Connect Project Continues

Creek Road will be closed this weekend to shift traffic onto the newly-built portion of the Creek Road Bridge over I-295 as the I-295/Route 42 project advances in Bellmawr, Camden County officials announced.

“Motorists should plan an alternate route avoiding Creek Road this weekend as work continues on this multi-year project,” Commissioner Al Dyer, liaison to the Camden County Department of Public Works, said. “When the overall project is completed, it will alleviate much of the traffic congestion currently experienced on a daily basis. It will be a monumental change for this highway interchange creating a substantial upgrade to the current configuration.”

Creek Road will be closed between Booth Drive and Essex Avenue from 9 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday, officials said. The closure will not impact local access.

This is so the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) can pave, relocate construction barrier and restripe the road in order to shift traffic onto the newly constructed westbound side of the bridge.

If work is completed earlier, the road will reopen sooner. The following signed detour will be in place:

Creek Road westbound detour:

• Motorists traveling westbound on Creek Road will be directed to take a left onto Edgewood Avenue
• Turn right onto Leaf AvenueCr
• Take the ramp onto Route 42 north which becomes I-76 north
• Take Exit 1C/Route 130 southbound
• At the end of the ramp, turn left onto Market Street
• Turn left onto Route 130 south
• At the traffic circle follow signs for Creek Road and take the fourth exit for Route 130 north
• Keep right and turn onto Old Salem Road • Turn left onto Creek Road
• Creek Road eastbound detour:
• Motorists traveling on Route 47 northbound wishing to turn right onto Creek Road eastbound will be directed to continue into the traffic circle
• Take the first exit onto Route 130 northbound
• Turn right onto West Browning Road back to Creek Road

During this stage of construction, traffic will be shifted to the newly-built westbound side of the bridge, with one lane maintained in each direction to allow for the demolition and reconstruction of the eastbound side of the bridge.

NJDOT said it will provide advance notice before any 2 lane closures or traffic shifts are implemented. This stage of the project is expected to be completed by the summer 2021.

The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors.