Saturday, May 28, 2011
Late afternoon accident on route 138
A 43-year-old Neptune man was charged with drunken driving after a rollover accident on Route 138 Saturday afternoon, police said. The man, who police did not identify until the family can be notified of his injuries, was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was also charged with reckless driving and failure to maintain lane after his vehicle left the road near Brinley Road around 4:30 p.m., according to a release from Sgt. Chad Clark. The man was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, with moderate injuries by Wall Township First Aid and MONOC paramedics. The Glendola Fire Department also responded, Clark said. Patrolman Emmett Idzahl was the arresting officer, Clark said. Anyone who may of witness the collision is asked …
Monday, April 18, 2011
Oil industry analyst says Wall Street speculation a main reason for high pump prices
The price of a gallon of gasoline has been on a steady rise since October and one of the chief reasons that drivers are being squeezed is not increased demand, but increased profit, one expert said Monday. Wall Street speculation is among the leading reasons that gas prices have been on a steady increase for the last six months, said Ben Brockwell, an oil industry analyst with the Oil Price Information Service – an oil industry news service based on Route 138. “This is not a demand-driven rally (of increased prices),’’ said Brockwell, the oil news service' director of pricing. “There’s a lot of Wall Street money intrigued by oil as an investment vehicle to make a profit.’’ Nationally, the average price for a gallon of regular gas is $3.83…
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Construction on Route 18 Bridges begins on Route 138
The state Department of Transportation says you’ll have to get used to seeing orange cones and lane closures on bridges over Route 18 as the agency embarks on multi-million dollar construction project. The DOT in a release on Monday said a $3.2 million construction project to mend the 38 bridges over the length of Route 18 in Monmouth and Middlesex counties begins with the Route 138 bridges. Single lane closures will be allowed on Route 18 in each direction during overnight and off-peak hours and shoulder closures will be allowed at any time. No closures will be allowed during weekends in the summer. The project is expected to be complete by fall, the release says. “Maintaining our state’s transportation infrastructure in a state of good …
