Landing Lane Bridge between Piscataway, New Brunswick NJ closes Dec. 4

NEW BRUNSWICK – The Landing Lane Bridge over the Raritan River and Delaware & Raritan Canal will be closed in both directions beginning Monday, Dec. 4, for priority repairs on the city side.

Beginning at 8 a.m. the bridge, one of the heavily traveled links between Piscataway and New Brunswick, will be closed to vehicular traffic to repair the retaining wall at the George Street intersection, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The bridge will remain open to pedestrians, but the vehicular closure is expected to remain in place for approximately one month, the DOT said.

Construction will take place around the clock seven days a week to expedite the repairs, the DOT said.

The following signed detours will be in place:

Landing Lane Bridge northbound detour

• Motorists traveling on Landing Lane in New Brunswick wishing to cross the river to Piscataway will be directed to turn right onto Easton Avenue;
• Turn left onto Hamilton Street, which becomes Johnson Drive;
• Turn left onto Route 27/Albany Street;
• Cross the river and stay in the left lane;
• Turn left onto River Road;
• Take River Road back to Landing Lane.