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Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Construction Travel Advisory

As the new Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge is in its construction phase, Monmouth County officials issue traffic advisories.

Here’s the advisory for this week with one change:

Work will continue on the bridge Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., weather permitting. Drivers are asked to consider extra travel time when factoring in temporary delays due to bridge replacement construction activities affecting bridge area roadways.

Expect the following …

The navigational channel reduction is still in effect. This means …

  • The navigational channel width has been reduced from 75 to 65 feet. The reduction is expected to remain in effect until the fall of 2023.
  • Work activity will continue in the water south of the bridge on both sides of the river.

Four bridge piles originally set for delivery on Thursday have been rescheduled for Friday. This means …

  • Uniformed police will assist with traffic control during the deliveries.
  • Deliveries are scheduled between 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. to avoid school drop off and pick up times. If the schedule changes based on field conditions, delivery may occur after 3:30 p.m.
  • For safe passage of all, the traffic delivery pattern involves temporary disruption of vehicle and pedestrian movement over the bridge and may affect traffic flow on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright and Rumson Road in Rumson.
    • During staging of the pile deliveries, vehicle traffic across the bridge will be alternated in the westbound lane and the eastbound sidewalk will be closed.
    • During lifting and moving of the bridge pile to the trestle in the river, both travel lanes and sidewalks will be closed for approximately 10 minutes.
  • With each delivery, vehicles and pedestrians may expect temporary lane and sidewalk closures as noted above.
  • Bridge openings for marine traffic will not be affected by the pile deliveries.

There will be a Rumson Road eastbound shoulder closure. This means …

  • Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., the eastbound shoulder of Rumson Road will be closed for construction activity. Both travel lanes and the sidewalk will remain open.