MONTGOMERY TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE

Mayor Sadaf Jaffer
Deputy Mayor Catherine Gural
Ed Trzaska
Kamran Quraishi
Marvin Schuldiner 

MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2019
Orchard Rd. Bridge Repair
April 8 Start to Closure & Detour
Orchard Road, between Opossum Road and Autumn Lane is scheduled to be closed to all traffic starting Monday April 8 th, 2019* and is expected to reopen in mid-July 2019 due to work on Somerset County bridge E0203. The posted detour route will use Orchard Road, Route 206, Sunset Road and Burnt Hill Road. The Rock Brook School can be accessed from the Opossum Road end of the closure.

DETOUR MAP PDF

Please follow and obey all posted speed limits and traffic regulations.

Updates on this project and all Somerset County construction projects, can be viewed on the Somerset County website under Road Projects/Construction Announcements on the Public Works/Engineering page.  

 

*It is our understanding that due to NJDEP environmental regulations and certain seasonal constraints, it was not possible for Somerset County to undertake this bridge project during summer-only, non-school traffic months.



Source: Montgomery Township Police Dept.

The next meeting of the Montgomery Township Committee will be held Thursday,  April 4, 2019 at 7 PM at the Montgomery Twp. Municipal Building, 2261 Rt. 206, Belle Mead, NJ 08502, in the downstairs courtroom  (use south side entrance).  All members of the public are welcome to attend.
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Frequently Used Phone Numbers

Main Offices : 908-359-8211
Police (Emergency) : 9-1-1 or 908-359-3222

Recreation : 609-466-3023  
Rec Sports Field Hotline:  800-731-8412
Senior Center : 609-466-0846
Food Pantry : 609-466-1054
Dept. of Public Works : 908-874-3144
Kid Connection : 908-359-2111
Please note that email correspondence with the Township is a public record and may be subject to disclosure under the New Jersey Open Public Records Act.