Sparta Main Street Area May Have Closure, Detour For 3 Days

SPARTA, NJ — A bridge on a county road that runs through Sparta’s Main Street is anticipated to be closed for three days beginning on Tuesday through Thursday, Aug. 26, to repair steel deck plates on the bridge.

Sussex County’s Office of Bridge and Traffic Safety and Division of Public Works is making the repairs, with the bridge expected to be replaced in 2022.

According to information from the County of Sussex that Sparta Police shared, the deck plates were installed as a measure to mitigate deterioration of the bridge deck and its steel beams.

During the work period from Tuesday through Thursday, which could change because of weather conditions, Main Street in that area and the bridge itself will be closed, with traffic diverted onto Town Center Drive, then County Routes 517 and 620.

As part of the project, the asphalt that has deteriorated will be removed to access the steel plates.

The plates will them be re-secured, with asphalt topped back onto the deck plates, before the bridge is reopened and the detours and closures are lifted.

While the bridge is being repaired, the Sparta Municipal Building complex is expected to be accessible.

Anyone with questions about the project should contact the General Supervisor of the Office of Bridge and Traffic Safety at the County of Sussex, Bob Pierce at 973-579-0430 or dpw@sussex.nj.us.

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