Road improvements for Lakewood and Brick

Two road improvement projects will get under way later this year in Dover, Brick and Lakewood townships.

The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders is expected to give the green light and seek competitive bids for two projects while awarding a construction contract for the third.

Bil-Jim Construction Co. Inc. was the low bidder and will begin the reconstruction of Burrsville Road from north of Patriot Avenue to Burnt Tavern Road in Brick Township.

Improvements to the half-mile stretch of road will include new drainage and a new culvert.

“We will also realign the road and ease the angle of the curve so drivers will have an easier time navigating the roadway,” said Freeholder John P. Kelly, liaison to the Ocean County Department of Engineering.

Work on the $723,308 project will begin in the fall and be completed next year, Kelly said.

The freeholders are also expected to seek bids for the reconstruction of Route 528 between Gudz Road and Route 9 in Lakewood Township.

The road will be widened with expanded shoulders and left-turn lanes will be added to the intersections along the two-mile stretch of roadway, Kelly said.

“We’re going to keep the road two lanes for now, but the wider shoulders will mean we can add additional travel lanes in the future,” he said.

Work on the estimated $4.8 million project is expected to begin in the fall and be completed in about 18 months.