Atlantic City Electric will be performing utility upgrades along Corson Tavern Road (CR 628) in Dennis Township as part of a larger resiliency upgrade to their facilities within Middle and Dennis Townships. The work will include the replacement of the existing timber electric poles with new steel poles founded on caissons. The construction operation will require the use of cranes and drilling rigs to perform the pole installations. The extent of the upgrades impacting Corson’s Tavern Road will be from Woodbine Oceanview Road (Cr 550) to Kings Highway( Cr 608). The initial phase of work will occur between Woodbine Oceanview Road and Main Street (Cr 668). Work is scheduled to begin on January 19, 2026.
In order to safely execute the work, Corson’s Tavern Road will be closed to thru traffic in both directions between Woodbine Oceanview Road and Main Street starting on January 19, 2026. During normal work hours Monday thru Fridays, this portion of Cr628 will be closed to thru traffic and traffic will be detoured. South bound traffic approaching Woodbine Oceanview Road will be directed onto Woodbine Oceanview Road east to NJ Route 9. Traffic will then be directed south along NJ Route 9 to Main Street (CR 668). Traffic will head west long Main Street back to Corson’s Tavern Road. Similarly, north bound traffic will be directed east onto Main Street , north along NJ Route 9 and then west along Woodbine Oceanview Road back to Corson’s Tavern Road. This traffic pattern will be in place Monday thru Friday during normal working hours. At night and on the weekends, the south bound lane of Corson Tavern road will remain closed and under a detour. North bound traffic will be restored. Local traffic will be maintained at all times, and residents will always have access to their homes even under the full road closure. Local traffic may experience some delays travelling along the corridor during the day as flaggers will be controlling the flow of traffic thru the immediate work zone.
The work is expected to take several weeks to complete so motorists are urged to proceed with caution along the detour route and within the work zone.