NJDOT announces extension of Gordon’s Corner Road/Tennent Road bridge closure

over Route 9 in Manalapan

(Trenton) - The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) today announced the Gordon’s Corner Road/Tennent Road Bridge over Route 9 in Manalapan Township, Monmouth County will remain closed to traffic through the upcoming weekend in order to replace the bridge deck.

NJDOT originally planned to close the bridge to traffic last weekend only, but demolition work is taking longer than anticipated, requiring that the bridge the bridge be closed to traffic until early Monday morning, May 17.

Route 9 has been restored to two lanes in each direction at this time. The western portion of the new bridge will be completed overnight this week, with the eastern portion being installed over the coming weekend. Route 9 will be reduced to one lane in each direction during the remaining nighttime and weekend work.

NJDOT is installing a new pre-cast concrete bridge structure connecting Gordon’s Corner Road and Tennent Road to Morganville Road (CR 3) and Wickatunk Road over Route 9 while also upgrading the bridge clearance and guide rails. The $6.3 million project began last month and is expected to be completed by late summer 2010.

The following detour routes will remain in place during the extended closure:

• Gordon's Corner Road and Tennent Road motorists headed east to Morganville Road or Wickatunk Road will take Route 9 southbound to Taylors Mills Road to Lafayette Mills Road to Robertsville Road to Wickatunk Road. Motorists headed for Morganville Road will then continue on Wickatunk Road east to Church Road to Morganville Road.

• Wickatunk Road motorists headed west to Gordon’s Corner Road or Tennent Road will take Robertsville Road to Lafayette Mills Road to Taylors Mill Road to Route 9 northbound to the U-turn at the first jughandle for Route 9 southbound to Gordon’s Corner Road/Tennent Road.

• Morganville Road motorists headed west to Gordon’s Corner Road or Tennent Road will take Route 9 northbound to the U-turn at the first jughandle for Route 9 southbound to Gordon’s Corner Road/Tennent Road.

• Route 9 southbound motorists headed to Wickatunk Road will take Taylors Mills Road to Mills Road to Lafayette Mills Road to Robertsville Road to Wickatunk Road.

• Route 9 southbound motorists headed to Morganville Road will take Union Hill Road to Morganville Road. Traffic entering onto Route 9 southbound south of Union Hill Road will take Taylors Mills Road to Lafayette Mills Road to Robertsville Road to Wickatunk Road to Church Road to Morganville Road.

• Route 9 northbound motorists headed to Gordon’s Corner Road or Tennent Road will continue on Route 9 northbound to the U-turn at the first jughandle for Route 9 southbound to Gordon’s Corner Road/Tennent Road.

• Motorists using Morganville Road to Route 9 will be detoured to the ramp before the bridge for Route 9 northbound, motorists will then use the U-turn at the first jughandle for Route 9 southbound.

• Motorists using Wickatunk Road to Route 9 will take Robertsville Road to Lafayette Mills Road to Taylors Mill Road to Route 9 northbound and southbound.

Real time travel and construction information is available online at www.511nj.org or by calling 511.