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Weekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory

This week’s Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge construction travel advisory remains status quo. Work continues during the hours of 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting.

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Weekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory

With work on the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge halted for the Fourth of July holiday, it resumed today and continues through Friday during the usual 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. hours, Monmouth County officials announced.

Here’s what to expect with construction activity for the rest of this week …

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Weekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory

After a Memorial Day with no construction, Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement continues Tuesday through Thursday during the usual 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. hours and a cut 3:30 p.m. on Friday and one major development in bridge traversing. The sidewalk across the bridge has been reopened.

Monmouth County officials’ travel advisory for users of the bridge roadway, sidewalk and waterway is as follows …

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Weekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Replacement Travel Advisory

As the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction continues, Monmouth County officials have advised that work for this week, Monday through Friday, will resume during somewhat extended hours of 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., weather permitting.

Rumson-Fair Haven area and Sea Bright residents and all traversing the area of the bridge are advised of the following …

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Weekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory

In this week’s Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement travel advisory for the Rumson-Fair Haven area, Monmouth County officials are alerting drivers that they should allow for extra travel time from Monday through Friday, noting the hours of 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

County officials advise …

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Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Construction Travel Advisory

In this week’s Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge construction update and travel advisory, Monmouth County officials stress that extra travel time should be factored into the plans of those traversing the area of the bridge, particularly on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

In its update, county officials added that the work schedule has been significantly expanded on Monday, with work continuing from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright and the usual 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, unless otherwise specified.

Here’s what to expect, directly from the county’s weekly advisory …

On Monday, March 6, from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright …

  • Concrete trucks will be entering and exiting the Sea Bright construction area frequently between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m.
  • The northbound shoulder of Route 36 will be closed from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. for queueing of the concrete trucks.
  • Sea Bright Police will assist with traffic control.

On Tuesday, March 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Rumson Road in Rumson …

  • Alternating traffic on Rumson Road (CR 520) due to overhead lighting work.

On Friday, March 10, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Rumson Road in Rumson …

  • Traffic shift and alternating traffic on Rumson Road due to pavement restriping.

Stressed advisory for area drivers to remain keenly aware of construction vehicles …

  • Temporary delays are possible on any contractor work day as construction vehicles enter and exit the work areas.

A sidewalk on the bridge is CLOSED …

  • The sidewalk on the south side of the bridge will be closed until further notice. Sidewalk users must use the north side walkway to cross the bridge.

Work activity continues in Shrewsbury River ..

  • Bridge replacement work is ongoing on both sides of the river south of the bridge.
  • The 65’ navigational channel width is expected to remain in effect until Fall 2023.

Scene Around: A Bridge to Frosty?

Frosty & Family and a Christmas tree adorn the Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge construction equipment
Photo/John Lembeck

Where’s Frosty? Well, he and his family have apparently decided to take a stand, celebrate the holidays, bridge tend a bit and soak up the view of the Shrewsbury River.

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Retro RFH Best Buds & A Bridge Message

With RFHers’ graduation, sentimentality has set in. It’s that milestone summer of senior year … There’s nothing like a few best buds, a graduation summer, a message of forever friendship and the bridge — RFHers’ iconic cement billboard of sorts left over from the McCarter estate in Rumson.

So, to pay tribute to both buds and the bridge, the Retro Pic of the Day offers a glimpse of both in a milestone moment of friends paying homage to one another by painting the bridge way back in time.

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