Missing Moves Project

The 295 direct connect project has still got a few years to go, but another major project is about to start up on 295, the Missing Moves project. The goal of this project is to add ramps from 42 North to 295 South, and 295 North to 42 South. Below is a drawing of the project. The 295 end of the ramps will be right around the Creek Road overpass which will be rebuilt as part of the project. The other end of the ramps will be just south of the Bellmawr 42 exit. As part of the project the exit from 42 onto Leaf Road in Bellmawr will be moved a little further south. Finally, the ramp from 55 North to 295 North will become 2 lanes. You can see a video of the finished configuration here: http://www.rdvsystems.com/portfolio/i295-missing-moves-nj/

The first visible work has started with some land clearing along 295 South just north of Creek Road. Jersey barriers have also been installed along the shoulders on both the North and South bound sides of 295.

February 2020

Work on the project is starting to pick back up, mainly around the foundations for what will become the overpass supports. Here are some pictures of the area along 42 North just after the Browning Road overpass. First is the section of the plans for this area, I have circles the location of three foundations that are being build.

In this picture you can see the yellow forms for  the foundation that was poured a while back. This is the foundation circled in blue on the plans.

A pit has been dug between the existing foundation and the highway, this will be for the foundation circled in red on the plans.

Another pit has been dug below where the temporary Browning Road overpass will go. This is for the foundation circled in yellow.

Here is a look at the area from 42.

Works is also going on at two other locations were there will eventually need to be bridge supports. There are ground heaters setup at these locations probably to facilitate concrete work.