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Part of $6.4 million bridge reconstruction project

There will be traffic pattern shifts beginning Friday night the Route 80 bridges over Route 287 northbound and Smith Road in both directions in Parsippany-Troy Hills, state Transportation Department officials announced.

The NJDOT’s contractor, Sparwick Contracting, is scheduled to set up the new construction zones on Route 80 through the weekend. Overnight lane closures will be necessary in each direction of the highway.

Once the new zones are in place, three travel lanes will be maintained on Route 80 eastbound during daytime and peak period hours, split around either side of the work zone. Two travel lanes will be maintained to the left of the zone and one lane maintained to the right. Access to the Exit 45 (Lake Hiawatha/Whippany) ramp/auxiliary lane from Route 80 eastbound will also be maintained.

On Route 80 westbound, three travel lanes will be maintained during daytime and peak period hours, shifted to the left utilizing the inside median shoulder. The on-ramp/auxiliary lane from Route 287 northbound to Route 80 westbound will also remain open.

NJDOT is replacing the four existing, structurally deficient Route 80 bridge decks over Route 287 northbound and Smith Road. The project was scheduled in stages to ensure Route 80 remains open to traffic in both directions at all times. Construction began on the $6.4 million project in January 2011 and is expected to be completed in the summer.

The timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors. Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT’s traffic information website www.511nj.org for construction updates and real-time travel information.

—TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM