Bridge Repairs Scheduled For Summer In Long Valley

LONG VALLEY, NJ — As Morris County plans to make repairs to the bridge over the South Branch on Schooley's Mountain Road during the summer, there may be more snarls of traffic and prolonged detours around the center of Long Valley.

According to township officials, there is a tentative start date of Jun. 17 for the bridge construction project, which will last through Aug. 27.

The entire parapet wall along the downstream side will be rebuilt as part of the project. In order to make repairs, the fill and pavement over the arches will be removed. A flowable fill will then be used to backfill over the arches, and the pavement surface will be repaired.

Southbound traffic heading down Schooley's Mountain towards the Route 513 intersection will be detoured for the entire time. Northbound traffic will be maintained across the bridge during the first stage, which will last approximately 51 days.

The entire bridge will be closed for 21 days during stage two.

A scheduled detour will be from Flocktown Road to Naughright Road to Bartley Road, township officials said.

The bridge's width will not be altered during construction.

A previous version of this article stated incorrectly that the construction was the result of a previous motor vehicle accident.