Route 22 To Close Overnight In Both Directions Next Week In Union Co.

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Route 22 is scheduled to close overnight in both directions next week in Union County.

This is part of the Route 22 Dickens Lane to Fairway Drive pavement preservation project. The closures are necessary to complete the application of the slurry seal and also to perform repairs on areas that have been damaged.

Closures will begin at 9 p.m. on Sunday until 6 a.m. Monday. The left lane and shoulder are scheduled to be closed on Route 22 West just after the Hibachi Steakhouse in Mountainside through Dickens Lane in Scotch Plains. At least one lane will be maintained during construction.

Next week, from 9 p.m. Monday until 6 a.m. Tuesday and again on Tuesday and Wednesday at the same times, Route 22 West and East. At least one lane will remain open during construction.

Motorists are reminded to use caution, slow down, and avoid driving on or crossing the newly sealed pavement while the lanes are closed.

Over the next few weeks, there will be overnight lane closures from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. the next, Monday through Friday, on Route 22 eastbound and westbound to install raised pavement markers (RPMs), rumble strips, and to restripe the roadway to complete the project.

The work is part of a $7.3 million federally funded pavement preservation project using the slurry seal on Route 22 that is improving approximately 6 miles of Route 22 westbound between Fairway Drive in Union Township and Dickens Lane in Scotch Plains, and about 2.5 miles of Route 22 eastbound between approximately Springfield Avenue in Springfield and Fairway Drive in Union Township. The project is expected to be completed in September 2024.

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