Cape May County's road reconstruction of Roosevelt Boulevard/ 34th Street (Cr 623) is continuing with the completion of the first stage of elevating the roadway from the easterly bridge approach to Bay Avenue . The reconstructed portion of the roadway is expected to have base and intermediate asphalt courses in place by Thursday March 12. Upon completion of the asphalt work, traffic will be shifted from the current area south of the roadway centerline and onto the newly paved section of the roadway north of the centerline so that road work can continue on the south side.
Weather permitting, during the hours of 8:00pm to 6:00am Thursday night , traffic patterns will be changed and traffic will be shifted onto the newly paved portion of the roadway. The single east bound and west bound lane configuration will continue but will be shifted to the northerly side of the roadway. During that transition, motorists should expect delays as alternating traffic patterns will be needed to execute the shift. This new traffic configuration will remain in place for about 5 weeks as the contractor begins the reconstruction of the existing east bound lane and shoulder areas.
Beginning around 7:00am on Friday morning, the new traffic pattern should be in place and fully operational. Upon completion of the new traffic pattern set up Friday morning, construction activities are scheduled to proceed during normal daytime working hours. Motorists are urged to proceed slowly through the work area and to use caution approaching the Bay Avenue intersection since the lane shift will offset vehicles relative to the normal alignment of the traffic signal heads.
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