For
Immediate Release:
July 12,
2019
Palmer
Avenue (CR 7) to close for improvements
Improvements
to be made from State Route 35
to
Palmer Square Condominium complex
HOLMDEL, NJ – Palmer Avenue (County Route 7), from the Target
driveway to Clubhouse Drive, will be fully closed to all traffic on Monday, July
15 and will remain closed until September.
All work is anticipated to be completed by Sept. 20.
“Due to frequent roadway flooding along this section of
Palmer Avenue, the County and Holmdel Township saw it necessary to move forward
with this joint project,” said Freeholder Director Thomas A. Arnone, liaison to
the Department of Public Works and Engineering. “The project will include
drainage and roadway improvements along this section of the road so motorists
can travel safely during inclement weather.”
The Target parking lot and Clubhouse Drive will remain
accessible during the roadway improvements. Middlewood Road will not be open to
Palmer Avenue. Middlewood Road can be reached through Clubhouse Drive.
Local traffic will be allowed from State Route 35 to the
Target driveway and for commercial properties on the west side of Palmer
Avenue. Middle Road (County Road 516) to Clubhouse Drive will be open to
motorists as well.
The project construction contract was awarded to Berto
Construction, Inc. at a cost of $775,057 on June 13 at the Freeholder workshop
meeting.
The County
maintains about 1,000 lane miles of roads, 35 building complexes and the
Belford Ferry Terminal along with assisting municipalities.
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