Cape May County is reconstructing the 34th Street-Roosevelt Boulevard entryway from the bridge, in background, to West Avenue for flood protection.
Cape May County will be completing the remaining concrete work to allow for the final resurfacing of the Roosevelt Boulevard-34th Street entryway into Ocean City during the week of April 27.
The work will include the construction of a curb-lined concrete median located at the easterly approach of the 34th Street Bridge.
Construction will be completed at night from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, April 29 and April 30, the county announced in a news release.
On both nights, motorists crossing and approaching the easterly side of the bridge will be restricted to alternating lanes of traffic. The roadway is not wide enough to accommodate the construction activity and both active lanes.
Uniformed police officers will be directing traffic through the alternating lanes. Delays should be expected.
Normal traffic patterns will resume during the day.
Traffic will be maintained at all times during construction and businesses will remain accessible. However, travel times will be lengthened through the work zone and motorists should expect delays, according to the release.
Upon the installation of the concrete median, construction is expected to continue during daytime working hours, with normal traffic patterns resuming.
The Roosevelt Boulevard-34th Street corridor, a county road, is being elevated to protect it from floodwaters seeping out of the surrounding marshlands during coastal storms.
Costing $5.8 million, the project calls for new drainage and paving along the Roosevelt Boulevard corridor from the 34th Street Bridge to West Avenue.
The 34th Street corridor ties in with Roosevelt Boulevard to link Ocean City’s southern end with neighboring Upper Township. The roadway, including the 34th Street Bridge, spans about two miles from Route 9 in Upper Township’s Marmora section to Bay Avenue in Ocean City.
