Detour Adjusted For Parsippany Road Construction Project: See Details

PARSIPPANY, NJ — As construction crews are working on improvements along North Beverwyck Road, Parsippany Police said there is a change for some southbound drivers moving through Lake Hiawatha.

Work on the North Beverwyck Road Streetscape Project began during the last full week of June, and an ongoing water main replacement is expected to last about five weeks in total. Southbound traffic was originally being detoured between Lake Shore Drive and Vail Road, but police said on Monday that they will "have two way traffic flowing on the southbound lane as long as we can safely do so."

A separate detour was also put in place for commercial truck traffic, which directs drivers left onto Lake Shore Drive and then ending at Vail Road.

Construction work is taking place Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Streetscape Project consists of a full depth reconstruction of North Beverwyck Road, along with sidewalk reconstruction, decorative street light installation, water main replacement, and milling and resurfacing. The project also includes the installation of drainage structures and drainage piping, according to township planning documents.

As Patch reported last July, town officials said the cost of totally restoring and maintaining the Lake Hiawatha Library has risen above what they believe is feasible at this time.