I-78 WB Exit 43 ramp to Diamond Hill Road to be closed/detoured Monday in Berkeley Heights

– The I-78 westbound Exit 43 ramp to Diamond Hill Road will be closed and detoured Monday to repair a stormwater pipe in Berkeley Heights, Union County.

From 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday, July 31, NJDOT’s contractor, IEW Construction Group Inc., is scheduled to close and detour the I-78 westbound Exit 43 ramp to Diamond Hill Road. The closure is necessary to repair an existing stormwater pipe that runs underneath the ramp. The ramp from Diamond Hill Road to I-78 westbound will remain open during construction. The following detour will be in place:

I-78 westbound Exit 43 ramp to Diamond Hill Road:

• Motorists on I-78 westbound wishing to take the Exit 43 ramp to New Providence/Berkley Heights will be directed to continue on I-78 westbound

• Take Exit 41 to Berkeley Heights/Scotch Plains

• Turn right onto Drift Road

• Turn left onto Plainfield Avenue/CR 641

• Turn right onto Mountain Avenue/CR 622, back to Diamond Hill Road/Union Avenue

The work is part of a $10.5 million state-funded maintenance contract to repair stormwater facilities at various locations in eight counties throughout North Jersey.

The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors. Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT’s traffic information website www.511nj.org for construction updates and real-time travel information.