NJ DOT to close Fish House Road ramp from eastbound Route 7 from March 2nd until 2021

As part of the ongoing Route 7 Wittpenn Bridge replacement project, New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJ DOT) has advised the Kearny Police of their anticipated closure of the Fish House Road ramp from eastbound Route 7 (going towards Jersey City). NJ DOT is planning to close the ramp on Friday, March 2, 2018, at approximately 10pm. It is anticipated that the ramp will remain closed until the year 2021 to facilitate bridge replacement.

The Fish House Road ramp will still be accessible from westbound Route 7 (coming from Jersey City). Eastbound traffic attempting to access the Fish House Road ramp will be detoured into Jersey City.

Other alternate routes into South Kearny include:

From Newark - New Jersey Turnpike exit 15E to Truck Route 1&9 northbound

From Jersey City - Truck Route 1&9 southbound to the Shawn Carson and Robert Nguyen Memorial Bridge (Lincoln Highway Bridge) over the Hackensack River.