A new ramp will be in place this weekend, officials said Friday.
A new ramp will be in place this weekend, officials said Friday. (Larry Higgs | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)NEWARK -- An ongoing $93 million road construction project that will see the demolition and refiguring of structurally-deficient bridge decks will close a busy Essex County exit ramp.
Starting Saturday at 6 a.m., the existing exit ramp from Route 21 southbound to Spring Street will be closed, the state Department of Transportation announced Friday. To access local roads off of the exit, drivers will be directed to a new ramp about 200 feet in front of the existing one, the DOT said.
The relocation will allow for a bridge deck replacement, officials said.
The federally-funded project, which plans various construction stages to improve the Interstate 280 interchange at Route 21, started in September and is slated to run through 2019.
Get ready for years of detours around I-280 in Newark
The project, which should be completed in four stages, also involves building new bridges and putting a new deck on the bridge over Broad Street.
DOT officials said they are coordinating with local officials to implement the detour.
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