This Mendham Roadway Could Be Closed For Weeks: See Where

MENDHAM, NJ — A Mendham Township roadway could be closed for weeks for repairs, according to Morris County officials.

Starting Tuesday, road workers will begin making repairs to the bridge on Roxiticus Road over the stream to Gladstone Brook.

The bridge will be closed for the repairs, which are scheduled for weekdays from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather permitting.

A detour will be in place directing drivers from Roxiticus Road to Union Schoolhouse Road, then to Mosle Road, and finally to Mendham Road, according to county officials.

Local law enforcement will be assisting with traffic control, and motorists are advised to "drive cautiously, allow extra travel time, and consider alternate routes due to anticipated delays."

“The project involves replacing an existing 36-inch corrugated metal pipe, which had been used to widen the original stone masonry arch, with a new 36-inch reinforced concrete pipe,” a county announcement read. “The bridge has a roadway width of 24 feet, nine inches and a span of six feet.”

Sparwick Contracting, Inc. of Lafayette is making the repairs under a $74,680 Morris County contract.

Repairs are expected to take one to two weeks, depending on the weather, officials said.