Community Corner

Route 517 Road Work to Begin Monday

Traffic will be detoured during work.

Road work is scheduled to begin in Hackettstown Monday on Route 517 (High Street) that could last three to four days.

The work, according to the Hackettstown Police Department, is scheduled to begin on or about Monday at 9 a.m. It will go until 7 p.m. 

During that time, milling and repaving will be done from Main Street (Route 46) to the train tracks near Miller street.

Detours will be in effect for all southbound traffic from Bilby Road (Route 665) to Willow Grove Street (Route 604) to Main Street (Route 46), according to police. Miller Street and Bilby Road residents who need to access businesses between the two roads, and traffic from Mars Chocolate North America, will be able to use High Street. Northbound traffic will also be accessible on High Street and all trucks traveling north will be detoured to Willow Grove Street.

On-street parking in those areas will be prohibited during construction and "No Parking" signs will be posted. Officers will be available to assist with traffic, police said.

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