6 Miles of Rt. 206 Fixes to Last Half a Year

Have you seen the construction signs adorning different sections of Rt. 206 this week?

Well, get used to them, as a $5 million repair project is under way, and expected to last until this fall, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

The DOT’s maintenance contractor, Intercounty Paving, has begun work in Chester and will be making repairs as far south as the Somerville Circle before the project is complete.

Milling and repaving deteriorated sections of asphalt and concrete roadway will be conducted in the following areas, the DOT announced:

• Route 206 in both directions from near Center Street (milepost 78.58) in Bedminster – through Peapack-Gladstone – to the vicinity of the Lamington River (milepost 85) in Chester Township
• Throughout the entirety of the Route 206/202 Somerville Circle interchange with Route 28 in Somerville, including all approach roadways
• The cross widths at three local roadways and their approaches to Route 206 will also be resurfaced
• Lamington Road (CR 523) in Bedminster
• Holland Avenue (CR 661) in Peapack-Gladstone
• Pottersville Road (CR 512 in Peapack-Gladstone

“The contract will improve motorist safety and extend the pavement lifespan along the full width of the roadway at each location,” the DOT said.

“All utility hardware (manholes) will be rest within the roadway to improve final surface course rideability. The highways will be restriped and new image-detection cameras will be installed at selected intersections along Route 206 to replace the existing underground loop detectors.”