Public Meeting About Route 9 Improvements in Lakewood Tuesday Evening by NJDOT

The NJDOT will hold a public meeting Tuesday evening June 25, 2019  at the Lakewood Township municipal hall from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm and in Spanish June 26 5-7 pm.
The project, estimated to begin the spring of 2022, is to improve a section of Route 9 and motorist safety. The NJDOT will be focusing on the reconstruction and improvement of Route 9 from Indian Head Road, Toms River, to Central Avenue/Hurley Avenue, Lakewood Township.  The NJDOT will also address deficient pavement along a 6.0 -mile section from Route 9 between Milepost 95.0, near Swain Avenue, Toms River, and Milepost 101.9 near Second Street, Lakewood. according to a press release

The NJDOT also plans to improve operational and safety needs at select signalized intersections by adding turn lanes, improving existing signalized intersections, providing additional turn-lanes on Route 9 and/or approaching side streets for congestion relief, adding two new traffic signals, aiding
pedestrians with ADA improvements and compliant sidewalks where possible, adding left turn slots at un-signalized side streets, and addressing storm water issues by updating roadway drainage, among other improvements.