Major Morristown Street Project Begins: See Detours, Timing

MORRISTOWN, NJ — After a slight delay, construction crews have begun a sewer replacement project on Morris Street that will affect traffic coming in and out of Morristown.

Crews will be installing 475 feet of new sanitary sewer main between Ridgedale Avenue and Ford Avenue, and the road will be partially closed for several months.

Work hours are between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Construction began Monday, March 11 and is expected to continue until mid-July.

Eastbound traffic (leaving Morristown) will remain open, but will be restricted to one lane for the duration of the work. There will be no westbound traffic between Ford and Ridgedale, and there will be parking restrictions on the east side of Ford.

There will also be no left turn on Morris Street from Ford Avenue for the duration.

Here are the detour routes for westbound Morris Street, according to officials:

Phase 1 Detour (for the first two months)

• Traffic on Ford Avenue and Taft Lane intending to travel westbound on Morris Street will be detoured to head eastbound on Morris Street. Vehicles will turn left onto Lafayette Avenue, followed by a left turn onto Ridgedale Avenue, leading back to Morris Street.

Phase 2 Detour

• Taft Lane will maintain the detour as defined in Phase 1. Traffic on Hill Street and Leona Drive will be redirected to make a right turn onto Ford Avenue. Vehicles will then turn right onto Franklin Street, followed by a right turn onto Elm Street, ultimately leading to Morris Street.