Construction Announcement

This project’s construction contract was awarded to Konkus Corporation on March 11, 2025.  The Pre-Construction Meeting was held on April 30, 2025.

Somerset County Bridge No. D1302, located on Pottersville Road (CR 512) between Main Street and Riverview Avenue, was closed on Monday, June 30, 2025 at 9AM to vehicular traffic.  Bodine Avenue will be accessible during construction.  Riverview Avenue will only be accessible from Main Street (CR 671).  Pedestrian access from Pottersville Road to Riverview Avenue will be maintained during construction. 

The Project Location Map can be viewed here.  A detour route will be posted along Main Street, Holland Avenue, and Route 206.  Local access to driveways will be maintained at all times during construction.  The Detour Plan can be viewed here.  The duration of construction is scheduled for six (6) months.

[UPDATE 11-7-2025] Pottersville Road Bridge was closed on June 30 for utility work related to the project.  Bridge construction work began on July 21, 2025.  Concrete substructure work in progress with steel superstructure scheduled to be set by end of November.  Weather permitting, anticipated project completion is February 2026.  Additional updates will be post as work progresses.

Project Description

County Bridge No. D1302 carries Pottersville Road (CR 512) over Peapack Brook in the Borough of Peapack and Gladstone.  The existing bridge is a two-span structure consisting of a simply supported prestressed concrete adjacent voided slab beam span with a clear span of 40’ and a concrete slab with steel beam reinforcement with a clear span of approximately 9.5’.  Although separated by an average of 20’, the two spans are considered as a single bridge. The bridge provides a two-lane, one in each direction, 33 ft clear roadway width and sidewalk of various widths.  The Project Location Map can be viewed here.

The structure is in poor condition due to the condition of the superstructure, based on heavy granular corrosion with section loss on the steel beam bottom flanges. The structure is classified as Structurally Deficient due to poor condition of the superstructure.

The purpose of this project is to restore the structural capacity of the bridge and to eliminate the structural deficient classification with a single span, steel stringer with reinforced concrete slab supported on concrete abutments.  The roadway curb to curb width at the bridge will remain the same as existing, at 33’ and sidewalk width will be 8’ on both sides, to comply with NJDOT standards.

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

Public Information Meeting

A virtual public information meeting for this project was held on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 from 6:00pm until 8:00pm.  The purpose of this meeting is to inform local residents, officials, and the general public of Somerset County’s proposed plans to replace the bridge that carries Pottersville Road (CR 512) over Peapack Brook.  The information meeting allows the public an opportunity to examine the concept plans for the project and make comments. The display boards from the Public Information Meeting included:

• Photos of Existing Conditions
• Proposed - Construction Plan
• Proposed - Roadway Typical Sections
• Proposed - Maintenance and Protection of Traffic - Detour Plan
• Proposed - Maintenance and Protection of Traffic - Work Zone
• Proposed - Bridge Plan and Elevation
• General Property Parcel Map
• Project Location Map
• Project Information Sheet

For more information contact the Engineering Division.

updated 11/7/2025

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