Ocean County Road Closing For Railroad Crossing Replacement

LAKEWOOD, NJ — Drivers who use Cross Street to avoid traffic along Route 9 in Lakewood will need to find an alternate route beginning Tuesday due to scheduled railroad crossing repairs, the state Department of Transportation announced.

Cross Street is set to be closed and detoured from Prospect Street (also known as county Route 628) to Faraday Avenue, the NJDOT said. The closure is slated to begin at 7 a.m. Tuesday and continue until Oct. 14, authorities said.

The railroad crossing and approaches are being replaced.

The following detours will be in place:

Cross Street/CR 626 northbound detour:

• Motorists on Cross Street/CR 626 northbound will be directed to turn right onto Prospect Street/CR 628
• Turn left onto Williams Street
• Turn left onto James Street, back to Cross Street/CR 626 northbound

Cross Street/CR 626 southbound detour:

• Motorists on Cross Street/CR 626 southbound will be directed to turn left onto James Street
• Turn right onto Williams Street
• Turn right onto Prospect Street/CR 628
• Turn left onto Cross Street/CR 626 southbound

The NJDOT said the existing crossing will be replaced with new concrete crossings and asphalt approaches to make the crossing safer and smoother.

The project is being paid for with federal funds and is part of the NJDOT’s railroad grade-crossing safety program that repairs, upgrades, or removes about 50 crossings each year across the state.