Get a good look at State Highway 42 when you are visiting Egg Harbor this weekend because change is coming starting on Tuesday. That is when the much-anticipated State Highway 42 project is set to begin in the village’s downtown corridor ahead of the larger resurfacing project for the roadway starting in April. The project’s construction limits include roadway construction beginning at South Trail to Harbor School Road and beginning at CTH E to Church Street and utility burial starting at CTH E to Harbor School Road. The official detour route, which will be in place until June 28th, 2024, will take motorists from STH 42 to CTH I, CTH I to STH 57, STH 57 to CTH V, CTH V to CTH A, CTH A to CTH EE, CTH EE to STH 42. The highway will reopen for Memorial Day weekend, Juneteenth weekend, and all weekends between May 31st and June 24th. Village Administrator Megan Sawyer says they are anxious about the project but reminds residents and visitors that Egg Harbor remains open for business.
The highway is going out in style as the village hosts its annual New Year’s Day Parade on Sunday. The 44th edition of the parade lines up in the Stella Maris Parish parking lot before running north from Harbor School Road to County Highway E beginning at 1 p.m. No formal registration is required to participate.
