Route 10 Road Work Starts This Month

The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced on Thursday a resurfacing project that will run about eight miles of Route 10 eastbound from just west of Harrison Avenue in Morris Plains to just east of Eisenhower Parkway/Northfield Road Circle in Livingston.

According to a statement released by the NJDOT, the project will cost $4.7 million and will mill and resurface Route 10 with a new surface course of asphalt pavement. The renovations will be from milepost 11.05 through Morris Plains, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Hanover and East Hanover to milepost 18.81 in Livingston.

The statement says that the roadway repairs will extend the lifespan of the highway and provide a safer ride for motorists. The drainage inlets will also be restored and new image-detection cameras will be installed at some intersections to replace the existing underground detectors.

“NJDOT is committed to maintaining our transportation network in a state of good repair,” Commissioner James Simpson said in the statement. “Investments such as this project improve motorist safety and provide a smoother, more comfortable ride.” 

According to the statement, NJDOT’s contractor, Della Pello Paving Inc., has started preliminary construction activities this week including site mobilization and sign installation, which requires shoulder closures.  

NJDOT says that all Route 10 eastbound travel lanes will be maintained during peak travel hours, so officials are working on the repavement work during off-peak and overnight hours to minizie impcact of motorists.

The statement says that the project, which was designed in-house by NJDOT engineers, is scheduled to be completed in early-2013.

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 real-time travel information.