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Construction Alert: Oldham Road, Wayne

Reconstruction of Oldham Road, from Preakness Avenue to Central Avenue/Hamburg Turnpike

Post Date:09/18/2025 3:45 PM

Starting Monday, September 22, Oldham Road will be closed to through traffic between Reinhardt Road (PCTI access road) and Kattak Parkway.  Detours will be established. 

Through traffic will not be maintained in either direction, except as noted below.

• Emergency access and local traffic (residents and local deliveries) will be permitted.

• Right turns only exiting the Police Academy driveway will be permitted.

• School bus stops within the road closure will be maintained.

Additional updates will be issued as needed during the course of the project.

Temporary traffic control will be a combination of road closures with detours, lane closures and/or lane shifts.  Please pay attention to all signage and temporary traffic patterns.  

Expect delays. 

All travelers in this area must remain alert to construction equipment and watch carefully for the safety of construction workers.

Please plan accordingly.  We appreciate your cooperation and patience for the duration of the project.

 


Updated August 5, 2025

On Tuesday, September 2, Oldham Road will be closed to through traffic between Reinhardt Road (PCTI access road) and the Police Academy driveway.  Detours will be established. 

To accommodate the start of school, from Tuesday, September 2 to Friday, September 5, through traffic will be maintained in the southerly direction from Kattak Parkway to Reinhardt Road from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. only. 

Additional updates will be issued as needed during the course of the project.

Temporary traffic control will be a combination of road closures with detours, lane closures and/or lane shifts.  Please pay attention to all signage and temporary traffic patterns.  

Expect delays. 

All travelers in this area must remain alert to construction equipment and watch carefully for the safety of construction workers.

Please plan accordingly.  We appreciate your cooperation and patience for the duration of the project.

 


Updated August 5, 2025

On Wednesday, August 6, 2025 Preakness Avenue will be closed to through traffic between Valley Road in Wayne and Union Avenue in Paterson.  Detours will be established. 

Additional updates will be issued as needed during the course of the project.  The entire project will take approximately eighteen (18) months to complete.  

Temporary traffic control will be a combination of road closures with detours, lane closures and/or lane shifts.  Please pay attention to all signage and temporary traffic patterns.  

Expect delays. 

All travelers in this area must remain alert to construction equipment and watch carefully for the safety of construction workers.

Please plan accordingly.  We appreciate your cooperation and patience for the duration of the project.

 


Updated July 18, 2025

Starting on Tuesday, July 22 and continuing for six (6) weeks until Friday, August 29, a one-way detour will be established on Preakness Avenue for westbound traffic between the hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Closure of Oldham Road from Preakness Avenue to Reinhardt Road will also occur during this period.

Additional updates will be issued as needed during the course of the project.  The entire project will take approximately eighteen (18) months to complete. 

Temporary traffic control will be a combination of road closures with detours, lane closures and/or lane shifts.  Please pay attention to all signage and temporary traffic patterns. 

Expect delays.

All travelers in this area must remain alert to construction equipment and watch carefully for the safety of construction workers. 

Please plan accordingly.  We appreciate your cooperation and patience for the duration of the project.

 


Updated June 30, 2025

Construction operations are scheduled to start on Monday, July 7 and will take approximately eighteen (18) months to complete. 

Temporary traffic control will be a combination of road closures with detours, lane closures, and/or lane shifts.  Please pay attention to all signage and temporary traffic patterns.  Expect delays. 

All travelers in this area must remain alert to construction equipment and watch carefully for the safety of construction workers.

We appreciate your cooperation and patience for the duration of the project. 

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