The ongoing Jersey City Municipal Utility Authority (JCMUA) interconnection project, to upgrade infrastructure that provides clean drinking water to residents of Hoboken and Jersey City, will require daytime closures of Newark Street next week.
Please be advised of the following closures, which are scheduled to take place during work hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.:
- On Monday, Nov. 18 and Tuesday, Nov. 19, Newark Street will be closed in both directions between Madison and Adams Streets. A lane shift on Observer Highway will prohibit westbound traffic from turning onto Henderson Street.
- On Wednesday, Nov. 20, Newark Street will be closed in both directions between Madison and Henderson Streets. Northbound Henderson Street/Marin Boulevard will be closed between Observer Highway in Hoboken and 18th Street in Jersey City.
- On Thursday, Nov. 21 and Friday, Nov. 22, Newark Street will be closed in the eastbound direction only, between Madison and Henderson Streets. Henderson Street/Marin Boulevard will be closed in both directions between Observer Highway in Hoboken and 18th Street in Jersey City.
Hoboken and Jersey City Police Officers will be on site to assist with detours, traffic control, and pedestrian safety. Detour and variable messaging signs will also be in place ahead of the closures. Drivers are advised to leave extra time entering or exiting Hoboken via southern routes during the JCMUA work hours.
Daily updates on road closures can be found on the Hoboken OEM X page: @HobokenOEM. Weekly construction schedules and associated traffic impacts for ongoing City projects, along with the City's interactive construction map, can be found online at www.hobokennj.gov/hoboken-construction-updates.
