405 bus detour alert
Bus route 405 is detoured due to Route 38 construction at Chapel Avenue and is being rerouted via Haddonfield, Church and Maple Roads — expect changed stops and possible delays (x.com). The detour was posted in local transit updates and is active now, so plan extra time if you ride the 405 this week (x.com).
On March 18, 2026 Camden County commissioners approved a $1,767,139.98 contract for Kenilworth Avenue improvements that explicitly cite work “from NJ Route 38 to Chapel Avenue,” indicating active county projects in the Route 38/Chapel Avenue corridor. (camdencounty.com) Engineering firm Remington & Vernick lists a multi-year Chapel Avenue (CR 626) roadway‑improvement project covering the segment from Haddonfield Road (CR 644) to Kings Highway (Route 41) and documents construction management and inspection services for that work. (rve.com) A Camden County advisory tied to earlier utility work stated NJ TRANSIT Bus Route No. 405 would not operate via Chapel Avenue between Maple Avenue and Haddonfield Road during closure periods, establishing a precedent for temporary reroutes on this corridor. (camdencounty.com) Transit tracking services show an active service alert on the 405 route and list roughly 31–32 stops on the Camden–Cherry Hill corridor, while weekday service frequency is documented at approximately every 28–60 minutes. (transitapp.com) NJ TRANSIT’s stop directory for the 405 enumerates multiple Chapel Avenue stops such as Chapel Ave at Third Ave and Chapel Ave at Highland Ave—specific stop names that prior advisories have identified as bypassed during closures. (mybusnow.njtransit.com) Camden County’s roadway capital‑projects index and county public‑works pages list Chapel Avenue projects in planning and construction, and the county Public Works contact for reporting local road issues is 856‑566‑2980. (camdencounty.com) NJ TRANSIT’s MyBus system is the agency’s published real‑time arrival tool and official stop directory for Route 405, and the route’s published timetables remain the source for scheduled service details. (njtransit.com)
