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Weekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Replacement Travel Advisory

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement construction 2023
Photo/Nick Lenczyk

In this week’s Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement travel advisory for the area, Monmouth County officials are alerting drivers that they should allow for extra travel time on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, in particular.

Construction work is anticipated to continue during the hours of anywhere from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., with variations noted below.

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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 Sandy-Ravaged Donovan’s ‘DO’

People walk the sea wall by Donovan's Reef in Sea Bright after Sandy, checking out what's left of the iconic spot. Photo/Elaine Van Develde
People walk the sea wall by Donovan’s Reef in Sea Bright after Sandy, checking out what’s left of the iconic spot.
Photo/Elaine Van Develde

It was 10 years ago that the havoc wreaked by Superstorm Sandy left monumental wreckage in its wake in Sea Bright.

Once the ghost-town kind of calm settled in after the storm, people flocked from all over to witness the devastating damage done first hand.

One iconic spot that Sandy decimated, hoisting up its buildings and fiercely slamming them down onto twisted tar, was Sea Bright’s Donovan’s Reef.

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Focus: Falling for Sea Bright Beach Solitude

Sometimes it’s all about you … the sun, the sand and the sea.

And that sometime is now. There’s no better time for soaking up some sacred solitude than a sunny fall seashore kind of day. The kind of day when that solitary sit-down, stroll or swing casts a welcome shadow of sunny serenity — always bringing you home with some beach time in Sea Bright.

Call it self-absorbed and soak it all up. It’s that time. Time to fall for yourself — into that seascape time capsule. The one that keeps you forever beached at home.

And the weather forecast calls for that time early this week. Here it is, courtesy of the National Weather Service …

— Photos/Elaine Van Develde

** Click on one in the above gallery to enlarge and scroll. Enjoy! **