LOWER TOWNSHIP — Road resurfacing in Lower Township is going to require a full detour for nearly two months.
Beginning Nov. 10, roadway improvements will take place on Fishing Creek Road from Tabernacle Road to Shunpike Road.
Work includes installing drainage upgrades, milling the roadway to a depth of 5 inches and installing a 3-inch bituminous base course and 2-inch bituminous surface course paving. In addition, the intersection of Fishing Creek and Shunpike will be converted to an all-way stop.
Due to the narrow paving width and limited sight distance along the horizontal curves of the roadway, active construction will occur using a full detour of Fishing Creek Road traffic.
Motorists traveling north along Fishing Creek Road approaching Shunpike Road will be detoured north onto Shunpike Road then to Tabernacle Road. Traffic will then be directed west along Tabernacle Road back to Fishing Creek Road.
Motorists heading south on Fishing Creek will be detoured onto Tabernacle Road east to Shunpike Road, south back to Fishing Creek.
The detour will be in place during the day when active construction is taking place. Normal traffic patterns will resume at night and on weekends.
Local traffic will be maintained and residents will always have access to their homes. The project is expected to be completed by the end of December.
