Ocean County
Description
These improvements are being designed to reduce travel times and improve safety and accessibility in a corridor with high crash rates, high traffic volumes, and operational deficiencies. The improvements include adding a new southbound entrance ramp and northbound exit ramp at Interchange 80 to provide full access between the Parkway and the local roadways, relocating the Interchange 81 southbound exit ramp, adding collector-distributor roads northbound and southbound to improve access at Interchanges 81, 82, and 82A eliminating substandard weaving conditions, correcting substandard geometry, providing 12-foot left and right shoulders and travel lanes, replacement of 6 bridges, building approximately nine retaining walls and three noise barriers. Drainage, signing and lighting and traffic signal improvements are proposed as well.
Schedule
The project is currently in the Preliminary Engineering phase. Final Design is expected to begin in fall of 2025. Construction is expected to begin in late 2027 or early 2028 with an estimated four-year duration.