New Jersey Department of Transportation officialshave announced that Route 9 traffic will be restored to its original and final configuration as the bridge over Waretown Creek construction project in Ocean County nears completion. The $3.1 million federally funded project replaced the bridge, located between Bryant Road and Birdsall Street in Ocean Township. The project was advanced in stages to minimize the disruption to traffic.

NJDOT’s contractor, Earle Asphalt, has begunremoving the current crossover traffic pattern.