PARSIPPANY — The Interstate 280 westbound ramp to Interstate 287 and Route 46 is scheduled to be closed Thursday and Friday nights as a preventative bridge painting project advances.
The ramp is scheduled to be closed and detoured from 11:00 p.m. Thursday, October 22, until 5:00 a.m. Friday, October 23, and again from 11:00 p.m. Friday, October 23, until 5:00 a.m. Saturday, October 24. The closure is necessary to paint the Interstate 80 eastbound bridge over Interstate 280 and Route 46. The following detours will be in place:
Interstate 280 westbound ramp to Route 46 detour:
- Motorists on Interstate 280 wishing to take the exit for Interstate 287 to Route 46/Morristown/Mahwah will be directed to stay left for Interstate 80 westbound
- Continue on Interstate 80 westbound Express
- Stay right to take the ramp for Exits 42A–B/Route 202/Route 46
- Stay left to take Exit 42A to Route 202/Interstate 80 eastbound
- Take Exit 42A, cross over Interstate 80 and take the ramp to Interstate 80 eastbound
- Stay right to take the exit for Route 202 northbound
- Turn left onto Smith Road to Route 46 eastbound or westbound
Interstate 280 westbound ramp to Interstate 287 detour:
- Motorists on Interstate 280 wishing to take the exit for Interstate 287 to Route 46/Morristown/Mahwah will be directed to stay left for Interstate 80 westbound
- Continue on Interstate 80 westbound Express
- Stay right to take the ramp for Exits 42A–B/Route 202/Route 46
- Stay left to take Exit 42A to Route 202/Interstate 80 eastbound
- Take Exit 42A, cross over Interstate 80 and take the ramp to Interstate 80 eastbound
- Take Exit 43 for Interstate 287/Morristown/Mahwah
- Stay left for Interstate 287 northbound or stay right for Interstate 287 southbound
The $8.5 million federally funded project will repaint 10 bridges on Interstate 80 in Morris and Bergen counties. Preventative bridge maintenance projects, like painting structures, help prevent the steel from eroding, keep bridges in a state of good repair and extend the operational life of the structures.
The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors. Motorists can check the New Jersey Department of Transportation’s traffic information website, www.511nj.org, for construction updates and real-time travel information. Department of Transportation news is also available on X @NewJerseyDOT, on the New Jersey Department of Transportation Facebook page and on Instagram @NewJersey.DOT.
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