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I-80 W. Exit 47 Closed Friday Night
Exit to 46 westbound and shoulder in Parsippany shutdown for one night, according to NJDOT.
The New Jersey Department of Transportation announced Thursday that Interstate 80 westbound Exit 47 off-ramp to Route 46 westbound, as well as the Route 46 westbound shoulder in Parsippany, will be closed Friday night for milling and paving work.
According to a release by NJDOT, variable message signs will direct motorists destined for Route 46 westbound to use Exit 48 for Hook Mountain Road south to Route 46 westbound in Montville.
The release stated that all work is weather dependent.
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The $4.4 million project, which began in March, is milling and repaving asphalt sections of the roadway and repairing the concrete subsurface on Route 46 westbound at different sections of the highway from just east of I-287 to Two Bridges Road, through Parsippany, Montville and Fairfield.
The contractor, Tilcon, Inc., began milling and resurfacing at the eastern end of the project and is working west toward I-287.
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NJDOT is confining the repaving work to overnight hours to minimize the impact to motorists, according to the release. All Route 46 westbound travel lanes will be maintained during daytime hours, with periodic shoulder closures for curb repair work.
NJDOT will also upgrade existing curbs, driveways and drainage inlets along Route 46 westbound. The project is scheduled to be completed this fall.
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