County of Monmouth

For Immediate Release:

April 23, 2014

 

              Detours will be posted

Crosswicks Creek Bridge work extended

Bridge will be closed on April 24

 

UPPER FREEHOLD, NJ – The bridge (U-45) on Arneytown-Hornerstown Road over Crosswicks Creek will be closed an additional day, Thursday, April 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to complete routine maintenance.

While the bridge is closed, traffic between Hill Road and Holmes Mill Road is being detoured. Signs will be posted.

 

“The debris from beneath the bridge in the stream corridor was more extensive than anticipated so the County crews will be working on it again tomorrow,” Freeholder Thomas A. Arnone said. “The County understands the inconvenience that this closure will have on the motoring public in the area and will work to get the road reopened as quickly as possible.”

 

In total, the County maintains of approximately 1,000 lane miles of roads, 980 bridges and culverts and 250 traffic signals and beacons. 

 

If an adjustment to the work schedule is necessary, updates will be posted to the County’s website at www.visitmonmouth.com.

 

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