Route 18 Exit Ramp 19B Will Be Closed Overnight In Colts Neck

COLTS NECK, NJ — The Route 18 southbound Exit 19B ramp to Route 34 southbound will be closed and detoured Friday night in Colts Neck, New Jersey Department of Transportation officials today announced.

Beginning at 9 p.m. tonight, Friday, Nov. 18, until 5 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 19, NJDOT’s contractor, IEW Construction, is scheduled to close the Route 18 southbound Exit 19B ramp to Route 34 southbound for drainage work. The Route 34 southbound ramp to Route 18 southbound will remain open during construction.

The following detour will be in place:

Route 18 southbound Exit 19B ramp to Route 34 southbound detour:

• Motorists on Route 18 southbound wishing to take the Exit 19B ramp to Route 34 southbound will be directed to continue on Route 18 southbound
• Take Exit 19A to Route 34 northbound/Matawan
• Take the ramp to Route 18 northbound/New Brunswick
• Take Exit 19B to Route 34 southbound/Point Pleasant

The work is part of a $21.6 million state-funded maintenance project to repair concrete structures at various locations in eight counties throughout Northern and Central New Jersey.

The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors.

Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT’s traffic information website www.511nj.org for construction updates and real-time travel information.