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Weekly Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge Travel Advisory

Rumson-Sea Bright Bridge construction 2023
Photo/Elaine Van Develde

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 from Monday through Friday, noting the hours of 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 4 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday.

From Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., part of Rumson Road will be closed. This means …

  • The eastbound lane of Rumson Road will be closed during those hours. Traffic will be alternated in the westbound lane during that time.
  • Flaggers and Rumson Police will assist with traffic movement.

On Friday from 4 a.m. to 11 p.m., concrete will be poured for another bridge pier footing, affecting Ocean Avenue, Rumson Road and the intersections of Rumson Road, Ward Avenue, S. Ward Avenue and Old Rumson Road. This means …

  • The contractor will begin work at 4 a.m. and continue until 11 p.m., weather permitting. The rain date for work is Monday, March 27.
  • Between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m., concrete trucks will be arriving via Route 36, crossing the bridge to Rumson, and turning around in the intersection at Ward Avenue/S. Ward Avenue/Old Rumson Road.
  • The trucks will be queued behind the West Park construction barrels on Rumson Road. The northbound shoulder of Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright will be closed to hold queue overflow.
  • Empty concrete trucks will be crossing Rumson Road from the southern work area to the northern work area and will exit the northern work area toward Sea Bright.
  • Rumson Police will assist with traffic control.

The eastbound sidewalk on the bridge remains closed. This means …

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

Work activity continues in the Shrewsbury River. This means …

  • 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.