​Witherspoon Street To Close For Up To 3 Weeks In Princeton

PRINCETON, NJ — Witherspoon Street will be closed for up to three weeks for construction beginning next week in Princeton.

On April 8, S. Brothers will be closing Witherspoon Street between Quarry Street and Leigh Avenue.

This closure will be 24 hours a day in order to construct the raised concrete sidewalks as part of the Phase 2 Improvements to Witherspoon Street.

The raised crosswalks are the finishing touches to the transformation of this part of Witherspoon Street to a more pedestrian-friendly neighborhood street, a transformation that will continue in the next phase from Leigh Avenue to Valley Road.

Access to and from the residences and businesses within the closed-off area will be maintained, but traffic will not be able to travel through the closed construction zones at Quarry Street, Clay Street, and Leigh Avenue.

• To bypass the construction, use Henry Avenue to Moore Street to Wiggins Street or vice versa.
• To access the Witherspoon Jackson Neighborhood and the businesses between Quarry and Clay, use John Street to Maclean Street to Witherspoon Street.
• Leave the area via Quarry or Lytle. Access to the area of Witherspoon Street between Clay and Leigh will be via Clay Street or Franklin Avenue.

All side streets will remain open and local traffic will be allowed to travel on Witherspoon Street between Henry and Leigh and between Wiggins and Clay. Drivers are asked not to travel past the "Local Traffic Only" barricades unless they have business to attend to in these locations – particularly between Wiggins and Quarry, leaving the area will require a u-turn.

For more information on the closure, click here.

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