Paving To Affect Wayne Traffic Monday Near Alps Road, Hamburg Turnpike: See The Schedule

WAYNE, NJ — Officials said that drivers should prepare for road closures Monday, as crews continue working on the Alps Road and Paterson Hamburg Turnpike interchange in Wayne.

According to Wayne Police, the Alps Road extension will be closed from Hamburg Turnpike to Berdan Avenue for paving, beginning at 9 a.m. on April 15.

"There will be local access to the Preakness Shopping Center on Alps Road extension closest to Hamburg Turnpike," officials added.

Crews will hopefully have the road re-opened by the time schools dismiss in the afternoon, police said.

The jughandle off of Hamburg Turnpike (near CVS and the Preakness Shopping Center) will also be closed from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday. Police said the southern Alps Road jughandle is scheduled to be paved Monday evening, and will be closed beginning at 8 p.m.

A new traffic pattern began at the intersection in December, after crews created "jughandle" or "Jersey left" intersections and two new traffic lights: One at the intersection of Hamburg Turnpike and the Preakness Shopping Center driveway, and another at the intersection of Alps Road and Grandview Avenue. Left turns are now prohibited from westbound Hamburg Turnpike onto southbound Alps Road.

Passaic County has been working on reconstructing this intersection since spring of 2022, and the $6.2 million project is expected to be finished by this May. The project plan also included improving drainage, adding new sidewalks, and widening both roads around the intersection.