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NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE GRADE CROSSING CLOSURES THIS WEEKEND

Rail delivery train to impact railroad crossings from Point Pleasant to Bay Head on Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25

March 21, 2012
NJT-12-024

NEWARK, NJ — On Saturday, March 24 and Sunday, March 25, NJ TRANSIT will be taking delivery of railroad materials for a track replacement project on the North Jersey Coast Line that will begin later this spring.  NJ TRANSIT is advising communities from Point Pleasant to Bay Head that several grade crossings will be impacted as the rail delivery train passes through and workers unload the material.

 

The delivery work will take place from approximately 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on both days, beginning in Point Pleasant and proceeding south to Bay Head.  Because of the length of the train—2,000 feet—vehicular traffic at railroad grade crossings may be impacted for up to 20-minute periods when the train stops for unloading. 

 

The towns and affected road crossings are:

Point Pleasant Beach 

  • Broadway
  • Arnold Avenue
  • Foreman Avenue
  • Atlantic Avenue
  • New Jersey Avenue 
  • Washington Avenue
  •  Sea Avenue/Ocean House Road/Route 35

Bay Head

  • Osborne Avenue 

NJ TRANSIT has coordinated with local officials and police departments in the affected towns.  In addition, NJ TRANSIT staff will be on hand at each of the grade crossings to manually open and close the gates as the train goes by.

 

About NJ TRANSIT

 

NJ TRANSIT is the nation's largest statewide public transportation system providing more than 895,000 weekday trips on 240 bus routes, three light rail lines, 12 commuter rail lines and through Access Link paratransit service. It is the third largest transit system in the country with 164 rail stations, 60 light rail stations and more than 19,000 bus stops linking major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia.