Lane closures hit southbound NJ 55 in Vineland and Millville today
Southbound Route 55 lanes were reduced in Vineland and Millville near Main Rd, Route 49, US 40 and Garden Rd, slowing commuters and truck traffic.
Southbound drivers on Route 55 in Vineland and Millville ran into lane closures during daytime hours, with work zones near Main Rd, Route 49, US 40 and Garden Rd squeezing traffic through the Cumberland County corridor. The delays hit commuters, freight traffic and local trips that depend on the highway to reach Vineland’s industrial area and connect into Millville.
NJDOT said motorists should slow down, use caution and expect delays in the work zones. The state’s 511NJ system was the official source for real-time construction, incident, congestion and weather updates, and the agency urged drivers to check conditions before leaving home or work. Depending on the segment, the closures affected either the left or right lane on southbound Route 55, putting extra pressure on traffic heading for the exits at CR 555/South Main Road, Route 49, US 40 and Garden Rd, also known as CR 674.
The lane work fit into a longer pattern of construction and reconstruction along Route 55 in Cumberland County. A federally funded $8.1 million project replaced the CR 555/South Main Road Bridge over Route 55 in Vineland and raised the bridge under-clearance from 14 feet 5 inches to 15 feet 3 inches. That project also improved the Route 55 southbound exit ramp at CR 555/Main Road, part of a broader effort to make the corridor safer and easier to use.
Millville has seen similar attention. NJDOT has said the Route 55 bridges over Route 49 at milepost 24.59 were built in 1966, carry two lanes each and sit on a stretch posted at 65 mph. Earlier Route 49 and Route 55 interchange work lengthened the Route 55 southbound off-ramp to Route 49 and added left-turn lanes and an auxiliary lane, underscoring how often the interchange has been reworked to manage traffic flow.
The construction also came during NJDOT’s temporary statewide embargo on many lane and shoulder closures tied to FIFA World Cup 26 travel management, which ran from May 22 through noon on July 20. The restriction was meant to preserve traffic flow and emergency access, making daytime work zones on Route 55 stand out even more for Vineland and Millville drivers moving through the Mill Road and Garden Road connector, one of the area’s key north-south routes.
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