Summerhill Road Traffic Advisory

Summerhill Road/CR 613 to be closed for railroad crossing repairs beginning Tuesday in Spotswood, Middlesex County

Detours necessary during construction

(Trenton) – Summerhill Road/CR 613 is scheduled to be closed and detoured beginning Tuesday between Main Street/CR 615 and Old Stage Road for railroad crossing repairs in Spotswood, Middlesex County.

Beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, October 7 until 7 a.m. Friday, October 10, Summerhill Road/CR 613 will be closed in both directions between Main Street/CR 615 and Old Stage Road to replace the railroad crossing and approaches between Main Street/CR 613 and Mott Place. Access to local businesses and residents will be maintained. The following car and truck detours will be in place:

Summerhill Road/CR 613 northbound Car Detour:

• Motorists on Main Street/CR 615 wishing to take Summerhill Road/CR 613 northbound will be directed to continue on Main Street/CR 615 northbound

• Turn left onto Old Stage Road, back to Summerhill Road/CR 613

Summerhill Road/CR 613 southbound Car Detour:

• Motorists on Summerhill Road/CR 613 southbound will be directed to turn left onto Old Stage Road

• Turn right onto Main Street/CR 615 southbound

• Turn right onto Summerhill Road/CR 613 northbound

Summerhill Road/CR 613 northbound Truck Detour:

• Trucks on Main Street/CR 615 wishing to take Summerhill Road/CR 613 northbound will be directed to continue on Main Street/CR 615 northbound

• Turn left onto Old Bridge Turnpike/CR 527

• Turn left to take the ramp onto Route 18 northbound

• Stay right to take the jughandle to Rues Lane/CR 617

• Turn left onto Rues Lane/CR 617 and cross Route 18, back to Summerhill Road/CR 613 northbound

Summerhill Road/CR 613 southbound Truck Detour:

• Trucks on Summerhill Road/CR 613 southbound will be directed to turn left onto Rues Lane

• Turn right onto Route 18 southbound

• Stay right to take the ramp to Main Street/CR 615

• Turn right onto Main Street/CR 615 southbound

• Turn right onto Summerhill Road/CR 613

In order to provide safer and smoother railroad crossing, the existing crossing will be replaced with new concrete crossings and asphalt approaches. This federally funded project is included within NJDOT’s railroad grade-crossing safety program which repairs, upgrades, or removes approximately 50 crossings each year, statewide.

The precise 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 real-time travel information. For NJDOT news follow us on X (Twitter) @NewJerseyDOT, on the NJDOT Facebook page, or Instagram @NewJersey.DOT.

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