Camden Avenue Bridge to be Closed

The Camden Avenue/Main Street Bridge over Route 73 in Moorestown will be closed to traffic beginning at 7 a.m. March 15. The bridge will be closed until August 2011, according to the NJ Department of Transportation.

Detours include:

• Camden Avenue westbound motorists will be directed to South Lenola Road to Route 41 (Kings Highway) to Route 38 westbound to West Mill Road to South Fork Landing Road and returning to Main Street.
• Main Street eastbound motorists will be directed to South Fellowship Road to Route 73 southbound to Route 38 westbound to Route 41 (Kings Highway) northbound to Camden Avenue.
• Route 73 northbound motorists heading to Main Street westbound will be directed to Fox Meadow Drive to cross Route 73 to Fellowship Road to Main Street.
• Route 73 southbound to Camden Avenue eastbound  motorists will continue on Route 73 southbound to Route 38 westbound to Route 41 northbound (Kings Highway) to South Lenola Road to Camden Avenue. 

The ramps to Route 73 northbound and southbound will remain open until bridge demolition begins on March 21. When demolition begins, Route 73 will be closed in both directions from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for four to six days.

Route 73 motorist detours include:

• Route 73 northbound motorists will be detoured to Fox Meadow Drive to Fellowship Road to East Front Street to Stiles Avenue to Route 73.
• Route 73 southbound motorists will be detoured to Stiles Avenue to East Front Street to Fellowship Road to Route 73.

According to NJDOT, the $18 million project will increase safety and reduce congestion through that stretch of Route 73. An additional travel lane will be built in each direction from south of Fellowship Road/Fox Meadow Drive East to Main Street/Camden Avenue. The Route 73-Fellowship Road/Fox Meadow Drive interchange will be widened and realigned and will include a new turning lane.

The drainage system will be upgraded and new traffic signals will be installed at the Main Street/Camden Avenue exit ramps as well. During construction, New Jersey Transit will be operating Bus Route Nos. 407 (Moorestown Mall-Merchantville-Philadelphia) and 414 (Moorestown-Philadelphia) on a detour between Main Street at Fellowship Road and Main Street at Kings Highway due to extensive roadwork. The changes will begin March 15 and continue for approximately five months, according to NJ Transit.

Customers traveling to:

• Camden/Philadelphia: Use bus stops located on Main Street at Fork Landing Road in Maple Shade and Main Street at Locust Street in Moorestown.
• Moorestown: Use bus stops located on Main Street at Fork Landing Road in Maple Shade and Main Street at Union Street in Moorestown.

NJ Transit recommends travelers allow extra time as delays are expected.