STATE—The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) today announced upcoming traffic pattern changes on Route 1 as part of a $56.8 million project to widen Route 1 from north of Route 287 to south of the Garden State Parkway in Middlesex County.
On Friday, Sept. 12 at 9 p.m., NJDOT will close the left lanes of Route 1 in both directions between Grandview Avenue and the Garden State Parkway. By Saturday, Sept. 13 at 8 a.m., Route 1 southbound will be shifted to the inside lanes as the final stage of construction commences. In addition, the Route 1 southbound ramp to Lafayette Avenue will be permanently closed and removed.
On the following Friday, Sept. 19, NJDOT will close and reconstruct the Route 1 southbound ramp to Amboy Avenue. The ramp will close at 9 p.m. on Sept. 19 and will reopen by 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27. During the ramp closure, Route 1 southbound traffic will continue to the Route 287 interchange and take Route 1 northbound to Amboy Avenue.