The Ocean County Road Department is currently leading an overlay project to mill and resurface Long Beach Boulevard, from the Causeway to the northern border of Surf City. Earle Asphalt Co., the contractor hired, will be replacing bad pipes and rebuilding some of the “older, substandard” drainage structures during the next couple of weeks, Ocean County Engineer Frank Scarantino told The SandPaper.
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| Photo via Google Crew workers begin working on LBI. |
“We determined that the road surface was in need of replacement, and we had some drainage issues that we knew needed to be addressed that were urgent,” he emphasized.
During this phase of the project, cars are not allowed to be parked on the Boulevard in this area from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Any vehicles on the roadway at that time run the risk of being towed by local law enforcement.
Handicap ramp upgrades that require curb and sidewalk construction will take place for a week after completion of the drainage work. Minor modifications to the traffic signals, including push buttons for pedestrians, will also take place. The surface of the Boulevard will be milled down and repaved overnight after Memorial Day. The entire project is expected to be wrapped up before school ends, around June 20.
“It should be pretty easy-going, and they’ll be done with the tough work before Memorial Day, before traffic gets significant,” Scarantino stated.
— Kelley Anne Essinger
This article was published in The SandPaper.
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