The New Loop Roads Are Open, Major Traffic Pattern Shift at Route 518/206 in Montgomery

By Barbara A. Preston for The Montgomery News | August 10, 2026

Three loop roads, Nevius Boulevard and Bolmer Corner at Montgomery Promenade and Village Drive at the Village Walk at Montgomery, opened as scheduled this weekend. Local officials celebrated with ribbon cutting ceremonies this morning, and tested out the new pedestrian walkways.

In the near future, left-turn restrictions will be implemented at the Route 206/518 intersection to further improve the flow of traffic, according to township officials.

Mayor Neena Singh, center, cuts the ribbon to officially open Nevius Road, which connects Route 206 to Route 518 and traverses through Montgomery Promenade. Senator Andrew Zwicker, Assembly Members Mitchelle Drulis and Roy Freiman, and Somerset County Commissioner Elizabeth Graner, among other officials, joined the celebration.

Photo by Barbara A. Preston

The new loop roads are a major milestone in the township’s effort to improve traffic patterns and ease daily commutes as we look forward to the opening of Montgomery Promenade and The Village Walk at Montgomery, Township Administrator/Planner Lori Savron said in a press release.

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"Township staff have been working diligently behind the scenes with the developers to bring this effort to fruition, these loop roads designed to improve traffic flow and relieve congestion at the intersection of Routes 206 and 518. The updates will complete a key component of the township’s 2002 Master Plan, aimed at improving safety and traffic flow in the town center," she said.

Four Montgomery Township officials test out the new pedestrian crossing at Village Drive — ala The Beatles' Abbey Road album cover. Village Drive connects Route 206 and Route 518, and traverses through The Village Walk at Montgomery and a new housing development. It opened this morning. From left: Township Committeeman Doug Herring, Mayor Neena Singh, Committeeman Dennis Ahn, and Township Planner & Administrator Lori Savron.

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The Montgomery Planning Board and Township Committee worked closely with traffic engineers on the loop road plan. The design was drafted by traffic engineers, reviewed, and approved by the planning board and township committee.

The Montgomery Promenade stores will not be open until sometime this fall, and Whole Foods is expected on open on August 21.

The restriction on left turns from Route 206 onto Route 518 will not be implemented immediately. The timing for that restriction will be provided at a later date. The intent is to give drivers an opportunity to become familiar with the loop roads before the turn restriction takes effect.

Map of the four loop roads provided by Montgomery Township (altered by The Montgomery News to include ShopRite and Princeton Fitness Center, and the location of 34 single family homes).

Directions to Navigate the Route 206/518 Intersection

Montgomery Township officials have provided the following instructions:

Traveling Route 206 South, turning toward Hopewell

Drivers wanting to turn right onto Route 518 toward Hopewell have three options:

• Turn right at Village Drive and continue to the traffic light at Route 518, or

• Turn right onto Brecknell Way, then right at the stop sign onto Route 518, or

• Continue to turn right directly onto Route 518 as you would now. 

Traveling Route 206 North, turning toward Hopewell

Drivers traveling north on Route 206 eventually will no longer be able to turn left directly onto Route 518. Instead:

• Turn left onto Nevius Boulevard (across from Benjamin Boulevard), then

• Continue through the traffic circle, then

• Turn left onto Route 518 at the traffic light.

If you miss Nevius Boulevard, use Village Drive instead.

Traveling Route 206 South, turning toward Rocky Hill

Drivers traveling south on Route 206 eventually will no longer be able to turn left directly onto Route 518 toward Rocky Hill. Instead:

• Go past Route 518 and turn right onto Bolmer Corner (off ramp to Route 518).

• Alternate routes are Nevius Boulevard and Village Drive.

Right Turns onto Route 518

• There will be no change for drivers making right turns onto Route 518 from either direction on Route 206.

Mayor Neena Singh and Montgomery Developer Vincent Pugliese (owner of The Village Walk at Montgomery), center, share the scissors as they cut the ribbon to officially open Village Road, which connects Route 206 to Route 518 and traverses through The Village Walk at Montgomery. From left: Committeeman Doug Herring, Planner/Administrator Lori Savron, Committeeman Dennis Ahn, Assembly Member Mitchelle Drulis, Brett Pugliese of Pugliese Properties, Assemblyman Roy Freiman, Somerset County Commissioner Elizabeth Graner, NJ State Senator Andrew Zwicker, and Montgomery Economic Development Committee Member Diana Andes.

Photo by Barbara A. Preston