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Portion of Route 17 in Lodi to close for weekend for railroad grade crossing repaving work
June 21.2012
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, A section of Route 17 South below Interstate 80 and Essex street will be closed Friday night June 22 in Lodi through Monday morning to accommodate a railroad crossing rehabilitation project. The work involves repairs to a New York Susquehanna & Western railroad grade crossing in Lodi. The existing crossing will be replaced with a concrete freight rail crossing and the area will be repaved.
The track work should create significant traffic delays for motorist.
Route 17 south will be closed to traffic at the railroad crossing below Route 80 from 8 p.m. on Friday until around 5 a.m. Monday..Motorists heading south on Route 17 will be directed to take Essex Street westbound to Route 80 eastbound., then to Route 17 southbound.
NJ Transit also reports that bus customers on Essex Street, Market Street, Summit Avenue and Polifly Road should plan for delays during the project, according to the state Department of Transportation.
Next week, from 8 p.m. on June 29, through 5 a.m. on July 2, Route 17 north will be closed at the railroad crossing below Route 80.
Route 17 North motorists will be directed to take Route 80 westbound to Exit 63 (Lodi/Fair Lawn), to Essex Street eastbound, to Route 17 northbound. Motorists will have access to local businesses on both sides of the rail line, according to the NJDOT.
HI
there are conflicting reports on what is being done here.
some websites say the entire railroad crossing rt 17 is being cut out and removed
and replaced with asphalt, and some say the tracks are remaining in place but the approach to the tracks is being rehabilitated
can you clarify which is correct
thank you
Dave