Road work coming to Chatham, Dover, Mine Hill, Randolph and Rockaway Twp

Major roads in five Morris County municipalities will be resurfaced over the next several weeks.

Milling, paving and road improvement work is set to start late this month and in early August in Chatham, Dover, Mine Hill, Randolph and Rockaway Twp., according to a press release from the county, which said the work is part of Morris County’s enhanced 2015 road resurfacing program.

The work will be done on Center Grove Road in Randolph, Blackwell Street in Dover and Rockaway Twp., Watchung Avenue in Chatham, and Canfield Avenue in Randolph and Mine Hill, the release said.

“This work is part of the county freeholder board’s aggressive efforts to improve roads countywide, to ensure they are in top shape and safe for motorists who count on us to maintain these roads,’’ said Morris County Freeholder David Scapicchio, who is the county governing board’s liaison on public works projects.

The freeholders budgeted more than $6 million in their 2015 capital program for roadway resurfacing, Scapicchio said.

The specifics on the upcoming projects, according to the county, include:

•Center Grove Road, Randolph: The nearly one-mile project will run from Route 10 to School House Road, with milling set to start on or about July 23 and paving expected to begin the week of July 27. Motorists should expect some detours and travel delays.

•Canfield Avenue, Randolph and Mine Hill: The 1.1 mile project will run from Route 10 in Randolph through Randolph Avenue in Mine Hill, with basin work expected to start on the week of July 20 and milling and paving to be done on the week of July 27. Police traffic detours will occur as needed.

•Blackwell Street, Dover and Rockaway Township: The eight-tenths of a mile project will run from Salem Street in Dover to Dover-Rockaway Road in Rockaway Township, with basin work expected to start the week of July 27 and milling and paving set to start the week of Aug. 3. There may be some detours and parking restrictions, and some possible traffic delays.

•Watchung Avenue, Chatham Borough: The one-mile project will run from the bridge at the Union County border in Summit to LaFayette Avenue, with inlet work and ADA ramp work to start the week of July 20 and milling and paving to start the week of July 27.There will be some detours and likely traffic delays.