August 2017

Now that the new 76 East to 295 North ramp is open work has started on removing the old ramp. This pictures shows that the bridge over the original 295 North ramp has been removed. Eventually the ramp from 42 North to 295 North will shift over into this area.

The North bound 295 lanes just above 42 have been shifted slightly left to make room for work on the retaining wall between 295 and the cemetery to continue. You can see equipment has been moved into place to resume work.

Work going on between 42 North and the cemetery. More noise barriers will be installed along here and preparations are being made for where the 295 mainline will come through this area.

Tie backs have been installed along the bottom of the temporary retaining wall by Browning Road.

The new units of the Bellmawr Park Mutual Housing project along Essex Ave.

Off of Peach.

76 East to 295 North Ramp

The new ramp from 76 East to 295 North opened earlier this week. The ramp starts at the same place as the old ramp but it joins up the 295 North lanes very close to the Black Horse Pike exit providing very little time to very over to the exit if you are are coming from the ramp. At some point in the near future the ramp for 42 North will shift further to the left and merge with this new ramp closer to where it used to merge. All of this work will clear enough room to build the new 295 main line flyover. Here are some pictures of the new ramp.



In this picture you can see the old ramp on the right.










Here is a look at the new ramp from the other side of the road.

July 2017

Temporary light poles have been installed along the new ramp 76 East to 295 North. This ramp comes down between the current 295 North and South bound lanes. You can see the cars coming off the current ramp in the background of the first picture.

Here is a view from the new ramp from 295 South to 76 West. You can see the new 76 E to 295 N ramp in the background.

The new ramp from 76 East to 295 North is almost complete.

A new pumping station is being built near the new 76 East to 295 North ramp.

New sheet pile is being installed between the cemetery and 295 North.  This is right at the end of the retaining wall that was built during contract 2.

A look at the work going on along 76 East just before the Browning Road overpass.

More work going on next to the ramp from 76 East to 295 South just before Essex Ave. This is the start of the process to expand the new roadway that was built along the Bellmawr ball fields in earlier contracts to what will become the new 295 mainline.

Here are some not so great pictures of the progress of the new units for the Bellmawr Park Mutual Housing project.

Off of Essex Ave.

Off of Peach.

July 2017

The majority of the work on the project continues to be along 295 from the Al-Jo curve down to the Essex Ave overpass.

The third sign structure that was over the road has been removed. Since this picture was taken it has been scrapped.

Drainage work between the Al-Jo curve on the right and the ramp from 76 East to 295 North.

The construction of a temporary retaining wall along 295 South just above the Browning Road overpass.

Here is another view of the same area

Work has begun between the 295 South ramp and the new mainline ramp just above Essex Ave.

June 2017

Work continues on the new Bellmawr Park Mutual Housing unit off of Essex Ave.

The unit along Peach road is well into framing.

The lanes of the Al-Jo curve have been shifted a little to the left to make more room on the right shoulder for construction.

Work between the church and the Al-Jo curve.

The retaining walls at the Browning Road bridge have been cut down to make room for the temporary bridge.

Work continues on the new 76 East to 295 North ramp.

June 2017

Paving along either side of the median from Bell road down to the Al-Jo curve is almost complete. This picture is from 295 North.

The foundation for the new units of  the Bellmawr Park Mutual Housing project off of Peach road have been started.

A pile driver has been setup in the median between 76 East and West to create the median foundation for the temporary Browning Road bridge.

More land has been cleared at the end of the Al-Jo curve.

Work going along between the church and the end of the Al-Jo curve. They have started to install steel pilings along the top edge of the hill. I assume this will be for a temporary retaining wall so they can excavate to where the new edge of the highway will be. Eventually the ramp from 76 East to 295 South will go into this area.

Temporary signs have been installed to replace the overhead sign structure that was removed. This area by the Bellmawr ball fields has been cleared and it appears that it’s being used a staging area. Eventually the partial ramp that was built in the first contract will extend into this area.

May 2017

A small section of new paving has been done next to the current ramp from 42 North to 295 North. When the new ramp from 76 East to 295 North is complete, the 42 ramp will shift over into this location and will join up with the 76 ramp closer to the median.

 

Two of the sign structure below the Al-Jo curve have been removed, here is one sitting off to the side of the road.

 

A couple days later they started scrapping the structure.

 

Here is the second sign structure sitting closer to the Bellmawr ball fields.

 

Work near Willow Place and Victory Drive

 

A couple weeks ago a tractor trailer over turned on the ramp from 295 North to 42 North. You can see the damage it did to the new noise barriers along this ramp.