Route 70 is scheduled have lane closures in both directions Friday night between Frontage Road/Covered Bridge Road and Springdale Road/CR 673 in Cherry Hill, Camden County.
Beginning at 8 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, September 11 until 5 a.m. Saturday, September 12, lane closures are scheduled on Route 70 eastbound and westbound from Frontage Road/Covered Bridge Road to Springdale Road/CR 673. The closures are expected to begin in the right and center lanes, before moving to the left and center lanes as work progresses. The lane closures are necessary to reopen the right shoulder and implement a long-term left lane closure. The long-term left lane closures are necessary for median restoration, including curb repairs and landscaping, and are expected to remain in place for approximately two months.
At least one lane will be maintained in each direction overnight.Motorists are advised to slow down, use caution and expect delays when traveling through the work zones.
The work is part of a $153 million state-funded Route 70 corridor safety and improvement project that will improve gas and watermains, upgrade traffic signals at 27 intersections, replace or install four Dynamic Message Signs, improve drainage, sidewalks, and resurface approximately 9 miles of Route 70 between Route 38 in Cherry Hill and Cooper Avenue in Evesham. In addition to milling and paving Route 70, the North Maple Avenue loop ramps and the Route 70/Route 73 interchange ramps will be repaved as well. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2026.
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 construction updates and real-time travel information and for NJDOT news follow us on X (Twitter) @NewJerseyDOT, on the NJDOT Facebook page, or Instagram @NewJersey.DOT.