Thursday, June 6, 2013
The construction work was completed earlier than was scheduled.
Officials with the New Jersey Department of Transportation announced Thursday that all lanes on Route 22 near Mountain Avenue in Bridgewater and Somerville have officially reopened—a few weeks earlier than expected. The highway had been restricted to one lane at that intersection in mid-May to install a new drainage system and make curb and pavement repairs along Route 22 East in the area of Route 202/202 and Mountain Avenue. The right lane was reopened as of Wednesday morning. The area is now at full capacity again with two travel lanes and an acceleration lane. According to a release from the NJDOT, the lane was expected to be closed until mid-June, but the work was finished early by contractor Green Construction Inc. The work is part of…
Friday, May 3, 2013
Restriction to implement NJDOT improvements to last about 50 days.
Short term improvements on Route 22 will continue Friday, as the highway goes down to one lane in a section of Bridgewater for about 50 days. According to a release from the Bridgewater Township Police Department, Route 22 East will be reduced to one lane between the New Jersey State Police Barracks and the Mountain Avenue entrance. This is expected to last for about 50 days. Green Construction Inc. is closing the right travel lane to through traffic. For an approximately 0.3-mile stretch, the section of the road will go from two lanes to one until mid June, unless the work is finished earlier. The work is part of the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s short term improvements, and will include drainage, curbing and resurfacing of …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
The two-car accident occurred on Route 22 West early Thursday morning.
A Bound Brook resident was killed in a two-car motor vehicle accident on Route 22 West Thursday morning that shut down one lane for about four hours, according to a release from the Bridgewater Township Police Department. Esperanza Guardado, 45, was a passenger in one of the vehicles, and was pronounced dead at the scene. According to police, Manville resident Silvia Marin was driving her Honda Civic on Route 22 West in the area of North Adamsville Road when she lost control of her vehicle for unknown reasons and struck a Nissan being driven by Hasmukh Talsania, of Jersey City. Both vehicles left the roadway into the left shoulder, police said, and the Honda struck a tree. Guardado was a passenger in the Honda, and was pronounced dead at 6…
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Four pedestrians were killed on the highway in two years.
Route 22 has been named the most dangerous road in Somerset County by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign (TSTC), based on data that shows four pedestrians were killed on the highway between 2010 and 2011. The seemingly most dangerous stretch of Route 22, based on the number of deaths, runs through Bridgewater in the vicinity of North Bridge Street to Adamsville Road, areas the New Jersey Department of Transportation is currently putting a focus on for its Route 22 improvements that will include better interchanges in the area of Route 287. The report, generated by the non-profit organization which seeks transportation reform in New York and New Jersey, detailed and designated a single most dangerous road per county in every county in …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Most of the initial work will involve overnight lane closures.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation is preparing to begin its short-term improvements on the Route 22 corridor through Bridgewater and Somerville, with a plan to do the work mostly in the overnight hours. According to a release from the NJDOT, Green Construction Inc. is planning to begin preliminary construction activity this week, including sign installation and field mobilization. Available travel lanes will be maintained on Route 22 between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. during the week while construction continues. The work, the release said, is scheduled to be done with overnight lane closures and permanent shoulder closures that will include traffic shifts. As construction continues, there will be a period of about seven weeks when Route …
Monday, December 31, 2012
Hunterdon County man dies in Monday morning accident near Morgan Lane in Bridgewater.
A Hunterdon County man was killed Monday morning after his vehicle went off the roadway and struck a concrete bridge support on Route 22, Bridgewater Police said. Mark D'Agostino, 50, of Three Bridges, died following the crash that occurred just east of Morgan Lane at about 5:45 a.m. Police are still investigating the accident, and said it's unclear what caused D'Agostino's 2012 Toyota Corolla to leave the roadway. D'Agostino was taken to Somerset Medical Center by the Finderne Rescue Squad and Somerset Medical Center Mobile Intensive Care Unit paramedics, and was pronounced dead at 6:30 a.m., police said. Police said the vehicle hit the bridge support under the Foothill Road Overpass. The right lane of Route 22 was closed for about three …
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
NJDOT held an information session Wednesday.
With a projected starting time of around March 2013, the New Jersey Department of Transportation presented its continued plans for short term improvements on Route 22 Wednesday, including the decision to close the u-turns in the median of the highway. According to a release from the state about the program, NJDOT has found several locations with high accident rates, namely Route 22 between North Bridge Street and Grove Street; the intersection of Grove Street and the North Grove Street overpass; and at the u-turns. According to Thomas Dancsecs, with Burchart Horn, Inc.—the design consultant hired by the state—the newest aspect of the plan is to create a deceleration lane from Route 22 West onto Route 287. "And there is some new sign …
Steven T. Cornella Sr
1:27 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
@ Daryl ..............Thank you for you compassion,and well deserved point ..Most people don't care or sympathize in the lost of Life unless their directly involve in the lost .......Such a Shame ....God Bless you .. more ›