Construction Announcement

This project’s construction contract was awarded to Konkus Corporation on January 28, 2025.  The pre-construction meeting was held on October 9, 2025.

The Morton Street Bridge, located approximately 100 feet from the intersection with Kline Place, will be fully closed to vehicular and pedestrian/bicycle traffic for replacement of the bridge and reconstruction of the approach roadway.  The Project Location Map can be viewed here.  A detour route will be posted along Morton Street, Kline Place, and Main Street (CR 533). Local access to residential driveways will be maintained.  The Detour Plan can be viewed here.

[UPDATE 10-21-2025] Utility relocation work being coordinated with start of bridge construction, now November 2025.

[UPDATE 11-7-2025] Construction activities are scheduled to begin on or about Monday, November 10, 2025, at which time the segment of Morton Street will be closed for approximately three months.  Advance notification signs indicating the start of this work were installed near the project site ahead of start of work.

Project Description

County Bridge No. G0801 carries Morton Street over Cuckels Brook in the Township of Bridgewater. The bridge’s original construction date is unknown but is speculated to be around 1930. The structure was rehabilitated in 2007. The existing structure is a single span, steel stringer with structural steel corrugated deck panels. The structure provides a 27.3’ roadway width (guiderail to guiderail), providing 2-lanes for two-way traffic with an ADT of 160, per traffic counts performed on October 22, 2020.

The overall condition of the structure is critical due to low inventory ratings. The overall physical condition of the structure is poor due to the condition of the superstructure. The poor rating of the superstructure is due to section losses at top and bottom flanges of multiple stringers. The substructure condition rating is satisfactory due to moderate scaling along the water level and exposed aggregate throughout the breast wall. The structure is classified as structurally deficient and is currently posted for a 13-ton gross weight limit.

The purpose of this project is to restore the structural capacity of this bridge by total replacement of the existing structure. The proposed bridge will be a precast concrete rigid frame with concrete pylons and 4-bar bridge railing.  The proposed structure will remove the bridge from the structural deficiency classification.

This project is funded by FY2021 NJDOT Local Bridge Future Needs grant. 

Public Information Source

General information about this project is presented below to inform local residents, officials, and the general public of Somerset County’s proposed plans to replace Bridge G0801, Morton Street over Cuckels Brook.  The display boards for this project included:

• Photos of Existing Conditions
• Proposed - Construction Plan
• Proposed -Bridge General Plan & Elevation
• Detour Plan
• Project Information Sheet

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For more information contact the Engineering Division.

updated 11/10/2025 

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