Let the traffic flow

This should make getting around a bit easier. The newly constructed bridge over the Amtrak rail line in West Windsor is just about ready to go and is expected to open on Thursday. The Alexander Road bridge, which replaces the older, structurally deficient span that had been in place for 67 years.

The bridge (pictured above in a Packet photo by Mark Czajkowski) also brings with it a new traffic pattern:

The new bridge and roadway features a roundabout at the intersection of Alexander Road and North Post Road. Planners believe it will allow traffic to flow more freely, especially during peak traffic times associated with the nearby Princeton Junction train station.

In the middle of the roundabout, cobblestone circles an open area. Decoration for the area has not been decided, but it may feature, according to the mayor, a monument honoring the U.S. Olympic rowing team, which practices at Mercer County Lake in the township, or the “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast, which included the landing of Martians at Grovers Mill Pond.

The old bridge still needs to be demolished.

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet