As the final steel is being placed, work continues on other parts of the new mainline overpass and ramp.
They have started work on the bridge deck at the start of the ramp from 42 N to 295 N. Deck plates have been installed and they are starting to put down the re-bar.
Last week the project reached a major milestone with the installation of the first steel beams over Browning road, thus linking the northern and southern portions of the project for the first time. These beams are part of the ramp from 42 North to 295 North.
According to NJDOT this ramp and the southbound portion of the mainline overpass will be open to traffic within six to nine months. The northbound side will open at a later date, the original plan had it about a year after the southbound side. I will cover in another post why this piece has to come later. The full project is expected to be complete by 2032 since there are still a bunch of major elements still to be completed.
A couple more cross beams have been installed for the ramp from 42 North to 295 North.
The next cross beam for the ramp from 42 North to 295 North has been installed.
You can see more of the cross beams staged in the area near the ramp from 295 South to 76 West.
Move steel has been installed for the ramp from 42 North to 295 North. Long sections to connect the first cross beam to the second have been installed along with some small sections on the other side of the second cross beam. \
Work continues to close up the gap in the retaining wall left by the temporary Browning Road overpass. Looks like one more course of panels and then the top cap to complete this.
The area next to Saint Joachim Parish is being used as a staging area for the retaining wall work. I assume this will be cleaned up once the retaining wall work is complete.
This is a picture of the northern portion of the new mainline overpass. Steel had been installed here a couple month ago and currently the concrete bridge deck is being poured.
Over the past few weeks more steel has been installed for the 295 main line overpass and connecting ramps. Here are some pictures of the ramp that will carry traffic from 42 North to 295 North. The ground based portion of this was built back in the early days of the project, this now starts the aerial portion.
