Road Closures And Detours On Tap In Point Beach This Week Due To Railroad Crossing Project, DOT Says

POINT PLEASANT BEACH – The New Jersey Department of Transportation will start a weeklong railroad crossing replacement project starting at 7 a.m. on Thursday that will result in some road closures and detours, a DOT spokesman said.

Two-way traffic on Atlantic Avenue will be closed at the railroad crossing between Route 35 and Cincinnati Avenue and St. Louis Avenue, said Kevin Schapiro

The existing railroad crossing will be removed and replace with a new concrete crossing and asphalt approach. The project is slated to end on June 22, he said.

The detours include:

Atlantic Avenue eastbound detour:

· Motorists traveling east on Atlantic Avenue will be directed to make a left on Route 35/Cincinnati Avenue (northbound)

· Make a right on Forman Avenue

· Make a right on St. Louis Avenue

· Follow to Atlantic Avenue

Atlantic Avenue westbound Detour:

· Motorists traveling west on Atlantic Avenue will be directed to make a left on St. Louis Avenue (southbound)

· Make a right on New Jersey Avenue

· Make a right on Route 35/Cincinnati Avenue

· Follow to Atlantic Avenue

The traffic detour will be coordinated with the local police. Work is expected to be completed by June 22. If work is completed earlier, the roadway will be reopened earlier.

The federally-funded project is part of the DOT's railroad grade-crossing safety program which repairs, upgrades, or removes approximately 30 crossings each year, statewide.

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 for real-time travel information and for NJDOT news follow us on Twitter @NJDOT_info.

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