🚧 Route 94 southbound to be closed and detoured Friday, 2/28 through Sunday, 3/2 in Newton 🚧

Route 94 southbound to be closed and detoured Friday, 2/28 through Sunday, 3/2 in Newton, Sussex County

Closure necessary to replace critical utility pole

(Trenton) – Route 94 southbound is scheduled to be closed and detoured beginning tomorrow, February 28 and continuing to Sunday, March 2 for emergency utility pole replacement in Newton, Sussex County. This closure will affect traffic going to and from Newton Medical Center.

Beginning at 9 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, February 28, until 12 noon Sunday, March 2, Route 94 southbound is scheduled to be closed and detoured at the Route 206/High Street/Main Street interchange. The closure is necessary to replace a critical utility pole. The following detours will be in place:

Route 94 southbound Detour:

• Motorists on Route 206 southbound/High Street wishing to continue onto Route 94 southbound/High Street will be directed to stay left for Route 206 southbound/Netcong/Sparta

• Turn right onto Main Street/Route 206 southbound

• Turn right onto Liberty Street, back to Route 94

Route 94 southbound TRUCK Detour: 

• Trucks on Route 206 southbound/High Street wishing to continue onto Route 94 southbound/High Street will be directed to stay left for Route 206 southbound/Netcong/Sparta

• Turn right onto Main Street/Route 206 southbound

• Turn right onto Woodside Avenue/CR 621 to continue on Route 206 southbound

• Turn right onto Fredon Springdale Road/CR 618, which becomes Willows Road, back to Route 94

This is a Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) project. For further information, please contact JCP&L.

The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors. Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT’s traffic information website www.511nj.org for construction updates and real-time travel information. For NJDOT news follow us on X (Twitter) @NewJerseyDOT, on the NJDOT Facebook page, or Instagram @NewJersey.DOT.