CAPE MAY – The City of Cape May will be undertaking a sewer and water improvement project of Lafayette Street (CR 633) starting on March 1, 2024.  The area that will be under construction will be Lafayette Street (CR 633) extending from Sydney Avenue north to the Lafayette Street bridge. The initial work will include the removal of the underlying concrete slabs along this portion of the roadway to allow for the replacement of the sewer main and water main. Due to the disturbance, this portion of Lafayette Street will be closed to thru traffic for the duration of the project, and there will be limited access for local traffic.

To accommodate the construction activities, starting on March 1, 2024, Lafayette Street between the Lafayette Street Bridge and Syndey Avenue will be closed to thru traffic. South bound through traffic heading from the bridge will be diverted east onto the loop of Lafayette Street. This portion of the loop is ordinarily one way traffic west. This new traffic direction will be possible since the loop portion of Lafayette Street has been temporarily striped to accommodate two-way traffic. 

The reverse direction of south bound traffic will begin at the Lafayette Street bridge for south bound traffic and continue east and south around the loop. South bound traffic will continue along Lafayette Street to Washington Street. South bound traffic wishing to access Texas Avenue will be able to do so by turning left onto East Street then left onto Massachusetts Avenue to Texas Avenue. Texas Avenue west bound traffic flow will remain unchanged. North bound Washington Street / Lafayette Street traffic direction will remain unchanged; however, all traffic must stay to the right in the striped north bound lane.

Motorists are cautioned to proceed slowly due to opposing traffic and due to the limited lane widths around the curves of the Lafayette Street Loop. Large trucks and buses are being directed to use the Route 152 Canal bridge and to enter and exit Cape May via Seashore Road (Cr 626). The work activity and detour are anticipated to take approximately 6 weeks.

This is not a county road project but will have direct impact on the county road system.