Repairs to start on Bloomfield Avenue overpass in Montclair on Oct. 3
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The United States Department of State Section of Transportation intends to start substitute of the Bloomfield Avenue overpass, which spans the NJ Transit tracks near the Laurus nobilis Street train station, on Oct. 3.
Drivers and mass pass through users in the Montclair expanse can expect some service cancellations and detours.
Single-lane closures on the bridge will happen at night for the continuance of the work.
The repair work will result in take aim serve between the Bay Street station and all points east being canceled for safety reasons on 12 weekends. Town communications director Katya Wowk said the weekends may not necessarily be consecutive ones. NJ Passage will provide a shuttle bus religious service provided between Stations to circumferential the work zone, she aforementioned.
Afterward in the springtime, the sidewalks on the overpass bequeath be closed off. A shuttle service will be provided for pedestrians, including Glenfield Secondary school students, needing to cross the bridge from peerless side to the other.
The flyover was originally built in 1911 and sees on average 23,370 vehicles a twenty-four hour period, according to a 2022 report from the nonprofit group Transportation for America. The report gave the bridge a evaluation of "structurally wanting," with each of the bridge's tierce sections – bedight, superstructure and infrastructure – receiving a rating of foursome out of 10.
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Source: https://www.montclairlocal.news/2018/09/26/repairs-to-start-on-bloomfield-avenue-overpass-in-montclair-on-oct-3/
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