Emergency Repairs To Close Ninth Street In Ocean City

OCEAN CITY, NJ — Prepare for detours Wednesday as Ninth Street will be closed for emergency repairs.

The eastbound lanes of Ninth Street will be closed from West Avenue to Central Avenue starting at 6:30 a.m. on April 12, the Ocean City Department of Operations and Engineering said.

The emergency repair is to the storm drainage system, officials said.

Drivers traveling cross-town should plan to use 8th Street or 10th Street to avoid the construction zone near the intersection of Ninth Street and Asbury Avenue.

Asbury Avenue will remain open to north-south traffic with no turns eastbound onto Ninth Street.

The detours will remain in place until the drainage system and roadway can be fully repaired. It was not immediately clear how long it would take.