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Cherry Hill New Jersey - Route 70 westbound single lane closure Friday night to shift traffic 03 January 2024 ( news )
Cherry Hill , state New Jersey ( By Press Release office)
Jan 03,2024
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For Immediate Release:
January 3 , 2024
Route 70 westbound single lane closure Friday night
to shift traffic in Cherry Hill , Camden County
Ten side streets to be closed and detoured
( Trenton ) – Route 70 westbound is scheduled to have lane closures on Friday night between Kings Highway/Route 41 and Garden State Boulevard . In addition , several side streets within the project limits will be closed and detoured for an extended period of time .
Beginning at 11 p . m . Friday , January 5 , until 6 a . m . Saturday , January 6 , a single lane on Route 70 eastbound is scheduled to be closed just before Kings Highway/Route 41 until just before Garden State Boulevard . Construction is expected to begin in the left lane and move to the right as work progresses . At least one lane of traffic will be maintained overnight .
In addition , at 11 p . m . Friday , January 5 , ten side streets intersecting with Route 70 westbound between Kings Highway/Route 41 and Garden State Boulevard will be closed and detoured until summer 2024 . Motorists are advised to follow the signed detours . The following streets will be affected:
Maine Avenue
Vermont Avenue
New Hampshire Avenue
Rhode Island Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue
Connecticut Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Warren Avenue
Chambers Avenue
Mercer Street
By 6 a . m . Saturday , traffic on Route 70 westbound will be shifted to the left onto the temporary roadway in the median to create a work zone in the right lane and shoulder . The traffic shift and street closures are necessary to install a watermain and reconstruct the right lane and shoulder on Route 70 westbound . This traffic pattern is expected to remain in place until summer 2024 . Motorists are advised to slow down , use caution and expect delays or plan an alternate route .
The work is part of a $153 million state - funded Route 70 corridor safety and improvement project that will improve gas and watermains , upgrade traffic signals at 27 intersections , replace or install four Dynamic Message Signs , improve drainage , sidewalks , and resurface approximately 9 miles of Route 70 between Route 38 in Cherry Hill and Cooper Avenue in Evesham . In addition to milling and paving Route 70 , the North Maple Avenue loop ramps and the Route 70/Route 73 interchange ramps will be repaved as well . The project is expected to be completed by winter 2026 .
The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors . Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT’s traffic information website
www . 511nj . orgfor construction updates and real - time travel information and for NJDOT news follow us on X ( Twitter )
@NewJerseyDOT
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If you have any questions , please contact Kimberly Nance , Regional Coordinator for NJDOT - Office of Community and Constituent Relations at ( 609 ) 963 - 1982 .
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