Weeklong Bethany Road Closure Underway In Hazlet

HAZLET, NJ — Motorists can expect detours on Bethany Road for a week as NJ Transit replaces double track at the Bethany Road railroad crossing, police said.

Police notified the community last month about the road closure that began Thursday, Nov. 3, and will continue for a week.

"Bethany Road at the NJ Transit railroad crossing will be closed to all traffic at about 8 a.m. Thursday until about 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 11," Hazlet police posted in a Facebook reminder this week.

The post said it is its "third and final post in reference to this closure."

The weekday work take place between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the weekend work will be completed between 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., police said last month.

There will be detours with ample signage posted. You will not be able to cross over the tracks, even if you live "right there," police said in a previous post. Please follow the posted detour to reach your destination.

Last month, police advised that residents of Garden Park and Sterling Meadows neighborhoods will only be able to access their homes from the State Highway 35 side of Bethany Road.

Residents of Craig Street, Mark Street and those who need to reach Telegraph Hill Road can access those roads from the Holmdel Road side of Bethany Road.

No vehicular traffic will be permitted to travel over the train tracks during this construction, police emphasized.

The Board of Education Transportation Department was notified of this closure because it will affect bus routes for the first couple days of the construction, police added.