Announcements

Attention Mariners

Modifications to channel of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) mile 80.4 with 55 Feet Vertical Clearance - October 19, 2011

Please be advised that the new channel of the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) mile 80.4 under the Route 52 (9th Street) Bridge over Beach Thorofare in Great Egg Harbor Bay in Ocean City, New Jersey is now open with a vertical clearance of 55 feet. The temporary vertical clearance of 44 feet 8 inches is no longer in effect as of Wednesday, October 19, 2011. Mariners are urged to continue to use caution when transiting the area until demolition of the old bridge is fully completed. View map (pdf 324k).

Ship Channel Temporary Closure and Reduced Clearance
Revised Notice September 29, 2011

Please be advised that Ship Channel (Great Egg Harbor) will be closed on Monday, October 3, 2011 at 7 am. The channel is scheduled to reopen with a reduced vertical clearance of 40 feet on Friday, October 7, 2011 at 5 pm. The reduced clearance is scheduled to be in effect until February 3, 2012.

The temporary Ship Channel closure is required to accommodate the placement of construction barges carrying concrete beams, construction cranes, and the equipment required to set the beams over the Ship Channel bridge span. The temporary reduction in vertical clearance is a result of placing concrete beams over the existing Ship Channel for the construction of the new bridge. The final vertical clearance will be 55 feet in the relocated channel. Mariners are urged to use caution when navigating the area during this period.

Intracoastal Waterway

Please be advised that the Route 52 (9th Street) Bridge over Beach Thorofare of Great Egg Harbor Bay in Ocean City, New Jersey at Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) mile 80.4 is still undergoing construction. The vertical clearance remains at 44 feet 8 inches through November 30, 2011. Mariners are urged to continue to use caution when transiting the area. View the display (pdf 384k).

For additional information, please contact:

Denise Peck
New Jersey Department of Transportation
Office of Community Relations
1035 Parkway Avenue, PO Box 600
609.530.2853, 609.530.2110
609-530-2536 Fax

or

Dan Lord, Resident Engineer
New Jersey Department of Transportation Field Office
Somers Point, NJ 08244
609.788.4663