Yes, the new Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge is complete. It’s been functional for months now. Still, there are some finishing touches on and around the bridge continuing.
From Rumson police …
A coastal flood warning has been issued for our area due to the impacts of Hurricane Erin and the upcoming new moon cycle. Significant coastal hazards are expected beginning today, Aug. 20, through Friday, Aug. 22, with conditions peaking on Thursday, Aug. 21, as the storm passes offshore.
Over the next 48 hours, please prepare for:
• High sustained winds and stronger gusts
• Tidal flooding in low-lying areas
• Rising water levels that may impact travel and property
Please prepare accordingly and take appropriate safety measures. Do not drive through flood waters. The water may be deeper than it appears and can be extremely dangerous.
For residents of the West Park Section of Rumson, parking will be permitted in a diagonal fashion along Old Rumson Road to help safeguard vehicles. Stay alert and follow all official updates from Rumson PD and Local Officials.
A full briefing package with details can be found here:
After more than a decade’s worth of stakeholder meetings, planning, design development, final plans and, finally, construction, the long-anticipated new Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge has been completed and opened for travel yesterday.
Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge replacement and associated roadway construction activity continues this week from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through Friday, weather permitting, with some new advisories concerning roads and summer Shrewsbury River activity.
A Tuesday night accident that killed a pedestrian is under investigation, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Wednesday.
Sometimes you just don’t get to the church on time … for the blessing of the pets.
That’s what happened on Sunday for some trying to make it to the feast of St. Francis of Assisi blessing of the pets at St. George’s-by-the-River Episcopal Church in the West Park section of Rumson.
So, in the haze, sights were still seen to sum up a hazy, maybe not lazy, but a bit slow of a late Sunday afternoon in the area.
People seemed to be soaking up the West Park atmosphere with some simple fall stuff like walking the dogs (yes, someone else missed the event), goin’ fishin’ and just getting a glimpse of the river on a pensive kind of day.
Take a look …
— Elaine Van Develde
Monday’s high temperatures and humidity hit and it was the perfect time for a boat ride for one crew.
Here they are on the Shrewsbury River, overlooking Rumson’s West Park section and Gunning Island.
Take a look and reflect on “what a wonderful world” it truly is in the Rumson-Fair Haven area.
Happy summer!
— Elaine Van Develde
By Elaine Van Develde
The Nor’easter remnants have hit the Rumson-Fair Haven area.
And, as predicted and history has shown, the combination of torrential rains, wind and high tides have produced some flooding on Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright and into the low-lying West Park section of Rumson.
In Rumson, Mayor John Ekdahl said in the late morning that “tides are running three feet above normal and is over the bulkhead in parts of West Park and Sea Bright.”
By Elaine Van Develde
Hurricane Sandy’s waters rushed into Rumson’s West Park section, pushing residents out and leaving lots of devastation behind.
The U.S. Army National Guard’s soldiers were posted at its entrances. There was no passing through for some time.
When the downed wires and felled trees were fixed enough and the floodwaters had subsided, there was a sense of calm, yet eerie stillness in the neighborhood.
This is what it looked like at sunset at the foot of Washington Avenue by the Shrewsbury River’s inlet.
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