route 35

Avoid using Route 35 to get to and from the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Seaside Heights this Saturday.

With a St. Patrick's Day parade set for Saturday, Ocean County motorists are worried about a potential sequel to the recent major gridlock on Route 35, and local officials are working feverishly to make sure it doesn't happen again.

Could last weekend's massive traffic jam on Route 35 be a sign of what's to come this summer? Officials are hoping it was just an isolated incident.

The rough winter weather has slowed the Route 35 reconstruction project. Shore area officials are hoping it will be done in time for the summer, but many think that's unlikely considering the snow, ice and rain.

The intersection of Route 35 and Wychoff Road in Eatontown is nicknamed "death corner" due to its crazy amount of traffic and dangerous turns. Now, two major chains are about to open up shop and residents aren't happy.

Stronger, better, faster ... reminiscent of words we heard in the 70s during the likes of the Six Million Dollar Man TV series but this time we're talking about a roadway with a multi-million dollar reconstruction project that has engineers taking into consideration its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.

Construction on the 12.5 mile stretch of Route 35 through Ocean County will be done with every effort to not inconvenience drivers too much.  But Joe Dee, spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Transportation reminds drivers this won't be a "normal summer."

Diane and I had our first opportunity to drive along the recently reopened Route 35 in Brick and Mantoloking yesterday. There will never be words to describe what we saw.

Two Route 35 ramps will close for structural painting of bridges. The work is expected to continue until Oct. 26.