The state Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Sunday that work on the state's oldest bridge on Route 206 over Stony Brook will continue into early next week.
PRINCETON - The state Department of Transportation announced Sunday that repairs to the state's oldest bridge over Stony Brook in Princeton will continue into this week forcing the closure of Route 206.
On Friday, the DOT closed the bridge a second time after it was originally shut down Monday night into Tuesday for repairs.
On Monday workers installed a new concrete divider on the southbound lanes after a portion of the stone railing collapsed.
In a statement made Friday, the DOT said engineers - when inspecting the parapet and bridge - found cracks and voids in the stone arches that support the bridge.
The DOT had first said the repair work would continue into this past Saturday but now the agency says the work will not be completed until sometime this week.
The DOT said drivers in the area can check the DOT's traffic information website www.511nj.org for real-time updates.
The following detours remain in place:
- Southbound motorists will make a right on Georgetown Franklin Road (County Route 518), a left Hopewell Princeton Road and a right back onto Route 206 Southbound.
- Northbound motorists will make left onto Carter Road, a right onto Georgetown Franklin Road and a left back onto Route 206 northbound.
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