TRAFFIC ADVISORIES Currently in effect on county roadways
Advisories - week of March 27
Ventnor Avenue, Ventnor
Detours will be in effect on Ventnor Avenue in Ventnor, 7 am – 3:30,weather permitting, for county paving related to the ongoing signalization project, as follows:
Monday, March 27 – between Troy and Newport avenues
Tuesday, March 28 – between Troy and Sacramento avenues
Wednesday, March 29 – between Derby and Dudley avenues
Additionally, on Wednesday, March 29, Dorset Avenue will also be detoured at Winchester Avenue.
Motorists should plan travel time accordingly or seek an alternate route.
Third Street, Hammonton
On Monday, March 27 and Tuesday, March 28, a single lane, alternating traffic pattern will be in effect on Third Street in Hammonton, between Wood Street and Old Forks Road, 8 am – 4:30 pm, weather permitting.
On Wednesday, March 28 through Friday, March 31, a detour will be in effect on Third Street between Fairview Avenue and Old Forks Road, 8 am – 4:30 pm, weather permitting. Local traffic will be allowed in the northbound direction on Fairview Avenue only.
Motorists may experience delays should plan travel time accordingly or seek an alternate route.
Ocean Heights Avenue, Egg Harbor Township
On Monday, March 27 through Friday, March 31, a single lane, alternating traffic pattern will be in effect on Ocean Heights Avenue in Egg Harbor Township between Zion Road and the Garden State Parkway, 7:30 am – 4:30 pm, weather permitting.
Motorists may experience delays and should plan travel time accordingly or seek an alternate route.
Zion Road, Egg Harbor Township
On Monday, March 27 through Friday, March 31, an intermittent single lane, alternating traffic pattern will be in effect on Zion Road in Egg Harbor Township between Carriage House Lane and Fire Road, 8 am – 4:30 pm, weather permitting, for asphalt driveway reconstruction and shoulder restoration.
Motorists may experience delays and should plan travel time accordingly or seek an alternate route.
Brigantine Avenue, Brigantine
Beginning Tuesday, March 28 and continuing for approximately two weeks, a detour will be in effect along Brigantine Avenue in Brigantine between 29th Street and 2nd Street, 7 am – 3:30 pm weekdays for a resurfacing project. Traffic will be detoured onto adjacent side streets during work hours.
Motorists may experience delays should plan travel time accordingly or seek an alternate route.
EHT Traffic Advisories for work by the NJ Turnpike Authority
Mill Road
On Monday, March 27 through Friday, March 31, one of two eastbound lanes on Mill Road in Egg Harbor Township will be closed to traffic between Fire Road and Patcong Drive, 7 am – 3 pm, weather permitting.
Ocean Heights Avenue
On Monday, March 27 through Friday, March 31, a single lane, alternating traffic pattern will be in effect on Ocean Heights Avenue between Steelmanville Road and Blackman Road, 7 am – 3 pm, weather permitting.
Steelmanville Road
On Monday, March 27 through Friday, March 31, a single lane, alternating traffic pattern will be in effect on Steelmanville Road between Ocean Heights Avenue and Blackman Road, 7 am – 3 pm, weather permitting.
Zion Road
On Monday, March 27 through Friday, March 31, a single lane, alternating traffic pattern will be in effect on Zion Road between Bargaintown Road and Old Zion Road, 7 am – 3 pm, weather permitting.
NJDOT Advisory - Rt. 30, Galloway Township
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced right lane closures on Route 30 eastbound and westbound over the next several months, as the Route 30 and Cologne Avenue Intersection Improvement Project begins in Galloway, Atlantic County.
From 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday, January 23, and continuing daily Monday through Friday at the same times over the next several months, NJDOT’s contractor, South State Inc., is scheduled to close the right lane on Route 30 eastbound and westbound at the Route 30 and Cologne Avenue Intersection. Next week’s lane closures are required to install construction signs and a temporary traffic signal at the intersection. In the following weeks, lane closures will be necessary for underground utility work. At least one lane of traffic will be maintained in each direction. Motorists are advised to slow down, use caution, and expect delays or plan an alternate route.
The $4 million federally-funded project will improve the safety of the Route 30 and Cologne Avenue Intersection by restriping the existing Route 30 approaches to designate left turn lanes in each direction, one through lane westbound and two through lanes eastbound. Other improvements will upgrade the existing traffic signals and street lighting, as well as add new or reconstruct sidewalks with ADA-compliant curb ramps and sidewalk extensions. Work is expected to be completed in fall 2023.
The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors. Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT's traffic information website www.511nj.org for real-time travel information and for NJDOT news follow us on Twitter @NewJerseyDOT and on the NJDOT Facebook page.
Cycling
Atlantic County Park in Estell Manor includes 2-mile paved route around the park, and a 1.8 mile boardwalk that winds through very scenic and swampy forested areas. The park also has an intricate series of trails and railroad beds on which to run or use a mountain or hybrid bike.
The 7.56-mile Atlantic County Bike Path extends from Harbor Square (formerly Shore Mall).in Egg Harbor Township to the Atlantic County Institute of Technology in Mays Landing, Hamilton Township. Another popular bike path extends 6.5 miles from Somers Point to Pleasantville.
Between Longport and Atlantic City's Gardner's Basin, one will find a mix of asphalt and boardwalk over a stretch of 8.9 miles.
During the summer, cycling is not permitted on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City after 12 p.m.
Municipal Bike Paths
Four Atlantic County communities are connected by a 6.5-mile corridor, with each community maintaining its portion of the trail. Starting in Somers Point, a few blocks from the Atlantic Ocean, a large, bright sign welcomes you to the Somers Point Bike Path. The trail then heads north through Linwood, Northfield and Pleasantville.
Most of the trail travels through residential neighborhoods, schools, parks and playing fields. Residents frequently walk it for exercise or take their young children for a ride in their strollers. A few short wooded sections provide a change of pace from the residential neighborhoods.
From the municipal building in Somers Point, at the intersection of West New Jersey Avenue and 1st Street, the bike path heads north, parallel to 1st Street. Beyond Maryland Avenue the area on each side of the bike path is primarily residential.
Just after passing over Ocean Avenue, the bike path enters Linwood. The Linwood Bike Path travels through primarily residential neighborhoods. It takes the center of a wide median that divides Wabash Avenue; the eastern side is one way north and the western side is one way south.
The bike path enters Northfield just before crossing Oakhurst Avenue. More residential neighborhoods flank the path. A large recreational complex provides ample parking, trailside, between West Devonshire and Edgewood avenues.
The trail enters Pleasantville, the most urban of the communities, after passing over West Ridgewood Avenue. It continues to West Decatur Avenue and extends across the inactive railroad bridge that crosses the Black Horse Pike. The trail extends another .75 miles along an active rail line to Devins Lane.