Thursday, December 20, 2012
Span over Shark River closed after Hurricane Sandy
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
The Route 71 bridge over the Shark River is now open. A detour that rerouted Route 71 traffic onto Route 35 in Belmar since Hurricane Sandy is over. State Department of Transportation officials announced the span between Belmar and Avon-by-the-Sea, at the north end of Main Street in Belmar reopened to vehicular traffic. Repair work after the storm is complete "days ahead of schedule," said NJDOT Commissioner James Simpson in a news release today. “We are pleased to get this bridge back in service ahead of schedule because we understand its importance to residents, business owners and visitors," said NJDOT Commissioner James Simpson. Since the storm forced the bridge's closure for electrical repairs, detours on both sides of the river put …
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Traffic stop on Route 71 yields drug arrests
Two Ocean County men were arrested and charged with heroin possession following a traffic stop on Route 71 Saturday, police said. Robert E. Matthews III, 40, of Point Pleasant, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, heroin possession, possession of paraphernalia, possession of a hypodermic needle and several motor vehicle summonses following a traffic stop near the Spring Lake Heights boundary around 5:30 p.m. Patrolman James Cadigan was the arresting officer, said Sgt. Joseph Wilbert. The passenger, Stephen A. McCormack, 40, of Brick, was charged with heroin possession, possession of paraphernalia and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, Wilbert said. The pair were taken to Monmouth County Jail, Freehold …
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Lane closures, altered traffic patterns through May and picking up again in September
Drivers who use Route 71 should prepare themselves for delays and headaches as the state Department of Transportations begins to resurface about 12 miles of the pockmarked road. The DOT announced Wednesday a $9.2 million project to pave about 12 miles of deteriorated highway in both directions beginning from Sea Girt Avenue in Sea Girt to Ocean Grove, just south of Stockton Avenue. Construction on the 5.8-mile stretch is set to begin within days, according to a DOT statement. Another portion of the state highway, a 6.2-mile stretch beginning just north of Darlington Road in Deal through Ocean Township, Long Branch, West Long Branch and Oceanport to Route 35 in Eatontown, also is part of the project, the statement says. One lane will be …
The Nation
4:47 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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