• Construction on Country Club Road between Lyme Rock Road and Roosevelt Street East will begin on or around Thursday, September 13, 201 Improvements will include Handicap ramp and select sidewalk/curb replacement, drainage improvements, road base repairs, and resurfacing of the pavement. Through traffic will be detoured during working hours and potentially overnight briefly. Access to homes fronting within the roadway improvement zone will be maintained but parking at alternate locations may be necessary for brief periods during the road base repairs.
• Construction on Talamini Road between the I287 bridge deck and Route 202/206 will begin on or around Monday, July 9, 2018 for drainage improvements, some curbing, road base repairs, and resurfacing of the pavement. Through traffic will be detoured during working hours and potentially overnight briefly. The roadway will be open to traffic after construction work hours. Access to homes within the construction zone will be maintained but parking at alternate locations may be necessary for brief periods during the road base repairs. Patrons of the Jewish Community Center are advised to follow the detour plan and to access the center from the western (I287 bridge deck side) end of the roadway. No access to the center will be allowed from the Route 202/206 end of the roadway during construction work hours.
• Somerset County Bridge No. G0803 on Finderne Avenue (CR 633), located between Union Avenue (Rt. 28) and Foothill Road (near Rt. 22), will be under construction for the next 9 months.  Starting Tuesday, February 20, 2018, Stage 1 Traffic Control will be implemented at the center portion of Finderne Avenue, to allow for the demolition and replacement of the center portion of the existing bridge.  Through traffic northbound/southbound will utilize the right lanes in each direction; motorists should follow the posted signs throughout the construction zone.  The duration of Stage 1 (center work zone) will be approximately 3 months.  The County will provide updates and advance notice for the various staged traffic shifts during the course of this construction project. 

Additional project details are provided in the following County website link:

https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/government/public-works/engineering/road-projects-construction-announcements/finderne-avenue-cr-633-bridge-g0803/

The Bridgewater Township Police Department began utilizing a new and secure communications service which allows them to send important, valuable community information to residents instantly via cell phone text message and/or email. Notifications can also be accessed online at Nixle’s web site at www.nixle.com.



Messages may include road closures, power outages, construction alerts, emergency situations, as well as other relevant safety and community event information. These messages can be sent specifically to residents registered within a ¼ mile radius, giving them the opportunity to receive trustworthy information relevant only to their neighborhood. Residents can decide from which local agencies they want to receive information and also the way in which alerts are received – via email, text message or over the web.



Residents of Bridgewater Township and those in neighboring communities can immediately begin receiving pertinent information via text message, email, and web by registering at www.nixle.com.