Route 42 northbound and southbound are scheduled to have single lane closures Monday night between Tuckahoe Road/Stagecoach Road/CR 555 and Watson Drive in Washington Township to restripe the roadway and perform a traffic shift, as a pavement preservation project advance in Gloucester County.
Beginning at 8 p.m. Monday, August 17 until 5 a.m. Tuesday, August 18, a single lane on Route 42 northbound and southbound is scheduled to be closed from Tuckahoe Road/Stagecoach Road/CR 555 to Watson Drive in Washington Township. The lane closures are expected to begin in the right lane on Route 42 northbound, before moving to the left lane. Once work is complete on Route 42 northbound, lane closures will begin on Route 42 southbound. The lane closures are necessary to restripe the roadway, move construction barrier and shift traffic in both directions.
By 5 a.m. Tuesday, August 18, traffic on Route 42 northbound will be shifted to the right onto the right shoulder, and traffic on Route 42 southbound will be shifted to the left onto the newly paved median. This traffic pattern is expected to remain in place through November 2026 and is necessary to make drainage, pavement and sidewalk improvements. Motorists are advised to slow down, use caution, and expect delays while driving through the work zone.
This work is part of the $72.6 million federally funded Route 42, Kennedy Avenue to Atlantic City Expressway Pavement Preservation Project. This project includes widening lanes and shoulders, correcting cross slopes and raising the profile of the road to mitigate flooding risks. In addition to redesigning the roadway, construction will also include milling and paving, reconstructing curbs and sidewalks to comply with ADA standards, upgrading traffic signals, installing Intelligent Transportation Systems with CCTV cameras, and drainage upgrades to inlets, headwalls, five surface basins, and three underground basins. The project is expected to be completed in spring 2027.
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. For NJDOT news follow us on X (Twitter) @NewJerseyDOT, on the NJDOT Facebook page, or Instagram @NewJersey.DOT.