Camden County has plenty of roads and bridges throughout its 228 square miles. And since the county is one of the oldest in the region, many are in need of updates and repairs.
The work already is being done.
Last week, the Board of Commissioners detailed more than $161 million in infrastructure relief for 2025 and 2026.
Some — such as the $13 million rebuild of Kings Highway — already are underway. Others, including a $17 million construction of Haddon Avenue in Camden City, are scheduled to get started by the end of the year.
And 34 projects, totaling to more than $80 million, will break ground in 2026.
Commissioner Al Dyer, liaison to department of public works, said the aggressive plan will allocate critical resources to ensure highways, bridges and byways are structurally sound, capable of multi-modal transportation and safe.
“This investment underscores our commitment to the county’s more than 1,200 lane miles of road that we maintain and preserve,” he said. “It will be a tremendous enhancement for drivers, pedestrians and business owners throughout the region.
“Over the next two years residents will see the reconstruction and improvements to all of our infrastructure throughout the county. There may be some short-term inconvenience, but the long-term gratification for our community will be priceless.”
In 2025 alone, the county has invested more than $81 million into infrastructure improvements. Among these projects were the $6.5 million Cross Keys Road widening in Pine Hill and Berlin, the Kings Highway project, a $3.7 million project to repair the Somerdale Road Bridge in Gloucester Township, among many others.
Some of the projects in 2026 include:
- Mount Ephraim Avenue from Ferry Avenue to Pine Street in Camden ($11 million);
- Kresson Road from Marlkress to Cropwell roads in Cherry Hill ($7.5 million);
- Cross Keys Road from Watsontown-New Freedom Road to Route 30 in Berlin ($7 million);
- Newton Avenue from Kaighn Avenue to 7th and Pine streets in Camden ($7 million).
Many of these projects will come with American with Disability Act enhancements and provide safer lanes of travels and crossings for pedestrians. Mayor Randy Teague in neighboring Haddon Township will share in the improvements at the reconstructed Cuthbert Boulevard and Haddon Avenue intersection.
“Making these key investments in our roadways for residents and motorists are critical to maintaining a strong and safe community,” Teague said. “It’s important for us to keep sustaining and preserving the special way of life we have in Haddon Township by ensuring this important work gets done to improve and enhance our quality of life here.”
