Traffic Pattern Changes Coming To Part Of Rt. 29 In Lambertville

LAMBERTVILLE, NJ — A portion of Route 29 in Lambertville will go from two lanes to one as part of a safety improvement project, NJDOT announced.

At 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 21 until 6 a.m. the next day, and again at 8 p.m. Thursday, August 22 until 6 a.m. Friday, August 23, contractors will close one lane in each direction on Rt. 29 between Swan Road and the south end of town where the road becomes one lane to repave and restripe. The new traffic configuration with one lane in each direction will be in place by the Thursday morning commute, NJDOT said.

In addition to the restriping to reduce traffic to one lane, U-turns will be restricted to two locations and new stop signs will be added.

The new traffic configuration is a "cost effective" safety improvement project addressing a concern that the town has discussed for nearly 20 years, according to NJDOT. "The project is designed to improve safety and mobility for all users of the road. Reducing the two lanes to one, which is known as a road diet, is a proven traffic calming design," a NJDOT announcement said.

U-turns will be restricted to two locations – one at Weeden Street and another at the first cut out in the median when driving north. As part of the project, there will be dedicated U-turn lanes to help prevent queing if a vehicle is waiting to make a U-turn.

In addition to improving safety, the reconfiguration will create a total of approximately 50 designated parking spots on both sides of Rt. 29, NJDOT said.

New stop signs will b e added in two places: The first will be on South Main Street at Mount Hope Street. The second stop sign will replace the yield sign for traffic turning left from Route 29 northbound onto Mount Hope Street.