Overnight Closures On Rt. 34 In Wall Planned

WALL, NJ – New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced lane closures on Route 34 as the Route 34 Bridge over the former Freehold and Jamesburg Railroad/Edgar Felix Memorial Bikeway replacement project advances in Wall.

From 8 p.m. July 27 until 2 p.m. July 28, the right southbound lane of Route 34, between Atlantic Avenue and Paynters Road to pave the newly constructed right side of the roadway and on July 28 from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. July 29, traffic will be shifted to the right to create a center median construction zone. One lane of traffic will be maintained overnight. By 6 a.m. on July 29, two lanes of traffic will be open and shifted to the right.

Next week, Route 34 northbound will have overnight lane closures for paving and to shift traffic to create a center median construction zone on that side. This will allow for the demolition of the center of the old bridge and the construction of the remaining drainage systems. In addition, a retention basin and a Dynamic Message Sign will be installed.

This upcoming work marks the start of the final stage of construction of the $9.7 million federally funded Route 34 Bridge over the Former Freehold and Jamesburg Railroad, now the Edgar Felix Memorial Bikeway project.

The Route 34 Bridge spans the 5.5-mile Edgar Felix Memorial Bikeway, which is expected to reopen in the next few weeks. A new culvert was constructed under the roadway to accommodate the bike path. The new roadway will have two standard 12-foot lanes in each direction and 10-foot wide shoulders when completed. Originally, the road had 10-foot lanes with two-foot shoulders. The roadway profile was lowered to improve sight distance for added safety.

The project was done in stages to minimize the public impact and is expected to be completed by the fall.