Months-long Camden County bridge closure postponed until further notice
The Collings Avenue Bridge closure was set to begin Tuesday.
Right as work was set to begin on the Collings Avenue Bridge, Camden County announced Wednesday that the $2.5 million repair project is postponed until further notice.
The steel bridge over Newton Creek at the border of Gloucester and Camden cities will remain fully operational until a new project start date is determined, the county announced Wednesday.
The county is still waiting on some New Jersey Department of Transportation permits that have yet to be issued, a county spokesperson said.
A new start date for the project will be announced at a later time.
The bridge was previously scheduled to close for about three months starting on Tuesday for the repair project. Traffic headed towards the bridge was to be diverted to I-676 via Broadway and Morgan Boulevard.
The project includes replacing the concrete deck, sidewalks, and parapet, as well as refurbishing support beams and bearings.
“These improvements to the Collings Avenue Bridge are essential to keeping our infrastructure safe and reliable,” Camden County Commissioner Al Dyer, liaison to the Department of Public Works, previously said in a statement. “We want to thank our residents for their patience during the next few months and recommend that they give themselves extra time in their commute while detours are in place.”