I-78 Exit Ramp To I-287 Closed This Weekend In Bedminster

BEDMINSTER, NJ — The I-78 eastbound exit 29 ramp to I-287 northbound will be closed this weekend in Bedminster as part of the I-287/ I-78 Interchange Improvements project, New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced.

The closure will begin at 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9 until 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, on the exit 29 ramp to I-287 North/Morristown for construction between the old ramp and the new loop from I-78 eastbound to I-287 northbound. The exit 29 ramp to I-287 South/Somerville will remain open.

The following weekend detour will be in place.

I-78 eastbound ramp to I-287 northbound Detour:

(From 10 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday)

• Motorists on I-78 eastbound wishing to go to I-287 North/Morristown will be directed to stay left and continue on I-78 eastbound/Newark
• Take the next newly constructed exit on the right onto I-287 northbound

On Monday morning, all traffic will return back onto exit 29 for both the I-287 North (Morristown) and the I-287 South (Somerville) ramps.

The construction is part of the$24.5 million federally-funded I-287/I-78 Interchange Improvements project to enhance safety and improve traffic operations between the existing I-287 interchanges with I-78 and Routes 202/206.

The project involves relocating the existing ramp from I-78 eastbound to I-287 northbound from a left side entry, as it currently exists, to a right side entry. This improvement will eliminate the downstream weave condition and reduce vehicle conflicts on I-287 northbound between Interchanges 21A and 22A.

The project is on schedule, and expected to be completed in late 2019.

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