Drivers traveling through Lakewood overnight Wednesday should prepare for significant traffic disruptions as road paving and utility infrastructure projects are scheduled along Route 9 and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

A New Jersey Department of Transportation contractor will be repaving several streets off Route 9 beginning tonight, June 10. Work is scheduled on portions of Halsey Street, Broadway Avenue, Chateau Drive, and Cushman Street.

As part of the project, Route 9 will be fully closed in both directions between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m.

Southbound traffic will be detoured via Prospect Street, Massachusetts Avenue, and Cross Street. Northbound motorists will be directed to use Chestnut Street, New Hampshire Avenue, and Oak Street.

In a separate project, New Jersey Natural Gas will continue infrastructure improvements along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive between Cedarbridge Avenue and Center Street beginning at 9 p.m.

During the work, one lane of traffic will remain open on MLK Drive between Cedarbridge Avenue and Pine Street. Drivers seeking access to Cedarbridge Avenue from MLK Drive will be detoured via Center Street.

Officials are urging drivers to allow extra travel time, follow posted detours, and exercise caution when traveling through construction zones overnight. Both projects are expected to continue into the early morning hours.