For the past week, motorists traveling south on Route 9 from about mile post 60 have had to detour to Stage Road all the way to Bass River Township. The reason is Atlantic City Electric is in the process of rebuilding 15 miles of critical transmission line running through Little Egg Harbor Township, Bass River Township and Port Republic. Construction is expected to last through April.

According to an ACE spokesman, “As part of our Atlantic to Ocean Counties Reliability Project, we are replacing…