Friday, June 29, 2012
New connector road between Route 571 and Route 9 diverts some around the roads' intersection, eases northbound Parkway access
As a worker from C.J. Hesse removed the last of the traffic barrels from the Exit 83 ramp coming off the Garden State Parkway, a pickup truck exited to the left and pulled up to the light at Lomell Lane. And with his turn left onto Lomell Lane, that driver became the first to use the new connector road to reach Route 571 and avoid the traffic tieups that have long plagued drivers getting off the Parkway who were heading north on Route 166/Route 9. "This is a dramatic improvement for our commuters," Freeholder Director Gerry P. Little said during ceremonies officially opening the new road, construction on which began in October. In addition to traffic relief that Little and the rest of the Ocean County Board of Freeholders have been …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
County's portion of the project completed three months ahead of schedule, officials say
Come Friday, drivers will have a new road to get them around the intersection of Routes 166 and 571 in Toms River. The Exit 83 connector road, which was begun last October, will be opened on Friday to traffic as part of ongoing improvements at Interchange 83, the Ocean County Board of Freeholders announced today. "Just in time for fans to use it to go see Ryan Howard playing for the (Lakewood) BlueClaws," quipped Freeholder John P. Kelly, joking about the timing of the completion of the project. Howard, a member of the Philadelphia Phillies, is playing for the BlueClaws for a few days as he returns to the major league club after an injury. The connector road, named Lomell Lane in honor of Leonard G. "Bud" Lomell, the Ocean County resident …
Friday, March 16, 2012
New Jersey Turnpike Authority divides plans into three stretches, while Ocean County addresses exits 83 and 91
The public hearing yesterday on the lane and shoulder widening and upgrades to interchanges 91 and 83 of the Garden State Parkway allowed the public to view the project plans. Here are some of the maps on display at the event. The Brick Civic Plaza hosted the hearing of the project — which stretches from miles 83 to 100 on the parkway — displaying it in multiple map boards. Here's a key to the maps in our gallery: The main initiative to the project is to widen the shoulders and lanes along these miles, which are all lanes in blue. Shoulders and right-of-ways that are used as part of the widening to 12 foot shoulders are along the roadways in gray. Reddened areas denote bridges that will be widened. In Ocean County, bridgework at Route 571…
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Begins 4 p.m. Thursday in Brick Civic Plaza, Chambers Bridge Road
A stretch of the Garden State Parkway cited for frequent accidents is now slated for several improvements, and a public hearing on projects between miles 83 and 100 begins 4 p.m. tomorrow in Brick. The public hearing, which will also address the reconstruction of exits 83 and 91 in Toms River and Brick, will be held through 7:30 p.m. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is hosting the public hearing, to gather public comment on the two interchange projects plus the widening of lanes between miles 83 to 100 and changes to interchange 88/89 in Brick. Turnpike Authority spokesperson Thomas Feeney said this stretch of the parkway will focus on shoulder widening and lane improvements, part of a response to a history of serious accidents between …
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Freeholders hold ceremonial groundbreaking in Toms River for 1.3-mile project
Construction is expected to start in November on a new connector road that is designed to improve traffic to and from the Garden State Parkway northbound at interchange 83. County officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday on Route 571 in Toms River, which will be widened amid a multitude of improvements within the next three years that have been approved by the county and New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Freeholders were the first to put shovels into the ground to signal the start of a long-discussed and anticipated project. "The contractor intends to start almost immediately," said county Engineer Frank Scarantino, who noted the county has issued a notice to proceed with construction of the connector road. "They're anxious to get…
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