Railroad-crossing repairs begin today on
East 27th Street in Paterson

Necessary safety work will require road closure and detours

East 27^th Street northbound Detour:

• Motorists traveling north on East 27^th Street will make a left onto 19^thAvenue
• Make a right onto East 24^th Street
• Make a right onto 17^th Avenue
• Continue to East 27^th Street

East 27^th Street southbound Detour:

• Motorists traveling south on 27^th Street will make a right onto 18^thAvenue
• Continue as 18^th Avenue becomes East 26^th Street
• From East 26^th Street make a left onto 17^th Avenue
• Make a left onto East 24^th Street
• Make a left onto 19^th Avenue
• Continue to East 27^th Street

The traffic detour will be coordinated with the local police. If work is completed earlier, the roadway will be reopened accordingly.

In order to provide safer and smoother railroad crossing in Paterson, the existing crossings will be replaced with new concrete crossings and new asphalt approaches. This federally-funded project is included within NJDOT’s railroad grade-crossing safety program which repairs, upgrades, or removes approximately 30 crossings each year, statewide.

The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weatheror other factors. Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT's traffic information website www.511nj.org for real-time travel information and for NJDOT news follow us on Twitter @NJDOT_info.