Representatives from the Morris County Department of Public Works will be attending the Washington Township Committee work session May 16 at 7:30 p.m. to give an overview of the Middle Valley Road Bridge Project and to answer any questions that may arise.
This meeting will be held at the , 43 Schooley’s Mountain Road and is open to the public.
The project will force a detour around the eastern end of Middle Valley Road for several months, . It's expected to start sometime in June, delayed from an original start date of April or May
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The bridge at the end of the county road is being completely replaced, Khurdan said, and approximately 100 feet of pavement on both sides of the bridge will be milled and paved as well. The federally funded project comes at a cost of $1.7 million, Khurdan said.
Detours for the roadway will re-route drivers heading southeast onto Schooley’s Mountain Road via Zellers Road to West Springtown Road, according to Lt. Mark Niemynski.
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Residents in the area have expressed concern over the ability of fire and first aid personnel to safely reach homes between Zellers Road and the bridge location. In that area is a hairpin turn, named Woodpecker’s Point, that forces drivers to turn approximately 135-degrees right, downhill.
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