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Mentally Preparing For Summer Traffic At The Jersey Shore

Lou Russo — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:37:36 +0000

The idea of just hopping on the Parkway and driving to your destination without giving a thought to what time it is or what day it is are over for a while. This weekend we open our doors to the word. It’s summer at the Jersey Shore. We all know how important this summer is [...]

Mom Gives Birth On The Garden State Parkway

Dan Alexander — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:58:27 +0000

A woman gave birth on the Garden State Parkway on Sunday night. New Jersey State Police received calls that a woman was in labor along the Parkway’s northbound side in Tinton Falls at milepost 105.7 around 10:40 p.m. according to the Star-Ledger. By the time troopers arrived the mother had delivered a baby girl. The [...]

Hole In Garden State Parkway To Slow Afternoon Commute

Dan Alexander — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:00:02 +0000

Garden State Parkway drivers should expect heavy delays as repairs to a hole in a bridge deck will block a lane in each direction in Monmouth & Ocean counties. The hole opened up today on the Parkway in Brick at mile marker 90.5 near exit 91 in Brick according to the Turnpike Authority. The repair [...]

Monmouth Service Area Stops Selling Gas

Laurie Cataldo — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:14:53 +0000

If you regularly get gas while traveling along the Parkway, you may want to plan ahead. The Garden State Parkway Monmouth Service Area will not sell fuel for about the next two months, as Sunoco upgrades the gas station. The rest stop is located just north of exit 98. The project, like the one at [...]

Who Pays For Damage From Parkway Sinkhole? [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:16:51 +0000

Eighteen cars were damaged as they were the first to discover a huge sinkhole on a dark Driscoll Bridge on the Garden State Parkway Thursday morning. Who pays for the damage? It depends on who you ask. Some of those whose cars suffered flat tires, broken rims and bent axles after they hit the sinkhole [...]

Parkway Sinkhole Filled But Still A Problem [VIDEO]

Dan Alexander — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:52:55 +0000

A large sinkhole that opened up on the Garden State Parkway’s Driscoll Bridge at the start of Thursday’s morning commute and wasn’t filled until the afternoon commute is being blamed on a drain pipe. New Jersey Turnpike spokesman Tom Feeney told the Star-Ledger a 15-inch drain pipe under the roadway pulled apart. “Then the earth [...]

Roads Are Open But Remain Unsafe

Laurie Cataldo — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:35:56 +0000

The Parkway may be open but the fact is that traveling remains unsafe and should be avoided unless absolutely necessary. A friend posted this photo from Wegmans in Manalapan. Obviously folks there are not heeding the warnings. It may seem like it is no big deal if the roads are clear in your area. The [...]

Hurricane Rumors Only Spreading Fear and Panic

Laurie Cataldo — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:26:15 +0000

My Facebook newsfeed is covered with photos and statuses of unconfirmed nonsense. It makes it much harder for news teams and broadcasters to get the real news out when we have to sift through the crap.Seaside’s boardwalk has not fallen into the sea. (Not yet, anyway.) Yes, the water is up to the boardwalk, and [...]

Cheesequake Service Area to Stop Selling Gas

Laurie Cataldo — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:17:32 +0000

Heading north? Make sure you gas up before you hit the Parkway, or starting October 1, you could find yourself in a bind. The Cheesequake Service Area will stop selling gas for five weeks starting on Monday as they begin a renovation project. The rest stop, north of exit 120 in Sayreville, will upgrade pipes, [...]

How Fast Are We Really Driving In New Jersey? [POLL]

Lou Russo — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:41:32 +0000

I was reading about how a stretch of road in Texas will soon have a speed limit of 85, and that got me thinking about the Garden State Parkway. Maybe you’re thinking, “85? I see somebody doing that every day.” It’s probably true. We’ve all seen somebody speeding down the parkway, weaving through lanes of [...]

Delays Remain After Earlier Fatal Parkway Accident

Laurie Cataldo — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:03:13 +0000

Delays continue on the Garden State Parkway following a fatal crash this morning. The accident, on the northbound side just south of exit 91 in Brick, occured just after 8:30 this morning. A blue Hyundai registered to a woman in Toms River flipped and landed in the woods, though no details have been released on [...]

Traffic Advisory: Garden State Parkway Reopened

Laurie Cataldo — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:25:58 +0000

There’s a big mess on the Garden State Parkway… UPDATE: All lanes are reopened on the Garden State Parkway but there are still reported delays in both the local and express lanes back to the Arts Center (exit 116). ———– The Southbound local AND express lanes are closed just after exit 114 (Red Hill Road) [...]

The Garden State Parkway Could be Cashless [POLL]

Matt Ryan — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 20:44:56 +0000

If you don’t have E-Z Pass, traveling the Garden State Parkway may not be an option. Officials are thinking about switching over to a cashless toll collecting system on the Garden State Parkway as soon as next summer. According to the Associated Press: The New Jersey Turnpike Authority has a contract with the toll collectors’ [...]

Welcome To The Shore Lesson One: The Left Lane

Lou Russo — Tue, 29 May 2012 11:30:36 +0000

I am so glad that the tourist season is here, and thrilled the Jersey shore is getting so many summer visitors. I thought it would be helpful to offer a sort of ‘welcome to the neighborhood’ guide to driving in New Jersey. Today’s reminder…the left lane. I drove quite a bit on the Parkway this [...]

Jersey Shore Weekend Traffic: Is Thursday the New Friday? [POLL]

Lou Russo — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:21:12 +0000

It’s not just Friday anymore! Just a few years back the dreaded day to drive on the Parkway in the summer was Friday. Anybody who lived here for even a minute knew not to go Parkway South on Friday in the summer and everything will be alright. Not anymore. Now we’re all seeing traffic getting [...]

Should We Make "Local" Garden State Parkway Lanes For Locals Only? [Jersey's Point Of Lou]

Lou Russo — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:45:34 +0000

Here comes our favorite time of year. The sun, the boardwalk, the beaches and the tourists. All of those are welcome words to area businesses who are hoping for a big summer tourist season, and we would love to see it be the biggest summer ever! Even still I remember sitting on the Parkway one steamy Friday last summer.

Near Record Number of People Expected To Hit the Holiday Roads

Lou Russo — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:13:09 +0000

According to a AAA survey reported at seattletimes.com, 90 million of us will be hitting the road and traveling over 50 miles away from home this holiday season. If it works out that way, it would be the second highest number in ten years. So, it sounds like we're all going to be hitting some traffic as we go 'over the river and through the woods'.

Do Dreams Have Meaning Or Are They Just Our Imaginations Running Wild?

Laurie Cataldo — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:05:29 +0000

We've all had those dreams where you wake up just a little confused. It's especially bad when an alarm wakes you up mid-dream...just when it was starting to get really good!! I had one of those dreams last night, and it got me thinking: does it really mean something or is just your brain taking a little vacation?