New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced that the I-80 eastbound ramp from Landing Road and the I-80 eastbound ramp from Route 46 westbound/Ledgewood Road will be closed and detoured tonight in Roxbury, Morris County. In addition, the right and center lanes on I-80 eastbound will be closed.
Beginning at 10:00 p.m. tonight, Friday, February 24, until 5:00 a.m., Saturday, February 25, NJDOT’s contractor, IEW Construction Group Inc., is scheduled to close and detour the Landing Road ramp to I-80 eastbound and the Route 46 westbound/Ledgewood Road ramp to I-80 eastbound. In addition, the right and center lanes on I-80 eastbound will be closed overnight from milepost 28.8 to milepost 29.2. The closures are necessary to make concrete deck repairs on I-80 eastbound. At least one lane of traffic will be maintained on I-80 eastbound during construction. The following detours will be in place:
Landing Road ramp to I-80 eastbound:
Motorists on Landing Road wishing to take the ramp to I-80 eastbound will be directed to
continue on Landing Road, which becomes Route 46 eastbound
- Stay right to take the jughandle to Lake Hopatcong/I-80
- Turn left onto Route 46 westbound
- Stay right to take the ramp to I-80/Lake Hopatcong/Landing
- Stay left to take the ramp to I-80 westbound
- Take Exit 27A to Route 206 southbound/Somerville
- Stay right to take the ramp to I-80 eastbound/New York City
Route 46 westbound/Ledgewood Road to I-80 eastbound:
- Motorists on Route 46 westbound/Ledgewood Road wishing to take the ramp to I-80eastbound will be directed to continue on Route 46 westbound/Ledgewood Road
- Stay right to take the ramp to I-80/Lake Hopatcong/Landing
- Stay left to take the ramp to I-80 westbound
- Take Exit 27A to Route 206 southbound/Somerville
- Stay right to take the ramp to I-80 eastbound/New York City
The work is part of a $22.6 million state-funded maintenance project to repair concrete structures at various locations in eight counties throughout North Jersey.
The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors.
