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Traffic Nightmare: Portions Of Route 78 Closed For $28M Repair Project Veteran's Day Traffic Nightmare: Portions Of Route 78 Closed For $28M Repair Project Veteran's Day
Traffic Nightmare: Portions Of Route 78 Closed For $28M Repair Project Veteran's Day It's going to be a Veteran's Day filled with congestion and delays on Route 78 Eastbound in Somerset County, the New Jersey Department Of Transportation announced. The left lane on the eastbound side will be closed from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m, on Saturday, Nov. 11 as construction continues on a bridge deck project.   The lanes will be closed before the Routes 78/287 interchange split with one through lane maintained. All Route 78 eastbound traffic will be directed to stay right, as the left two lanes over the temporary bridge in the median will be closed to make repai…

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by Sam Barron
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Warehouses Banned From Some NJ Areas To Protect Drinking Water Warehouses Banned From Some NJ Areas To Protect Drinking Water
Warehouses Banned From Some NJ Areas To Protect Drinking Water New Jersey is getting serious about regulating warehouses. New policies laid out in a 28-page document that dictate where warehouses can be built in the Highlands Region, with the goal of protecting its drinking water and preserving its drinking water, were announced last month. Demand for warehousing has increased in the area due to its proximity to highways like I-78, I-80 and I-287 and its access to the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal and because of the increase in online retail, according to a report from the state's Highlands Council. The Highlands Council has designated ce…

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by Sam Barron
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'Cause For Concern': State Police Looking To ID, Charge Drivers In Parkway Trump Parade 'Cause For Concern': State Police Looking To ID, Charge Drivers In Parkway Trump Parade
'Cause For Concern': State Police Looking To ID, Charge Drivers In Parkway Trump Parade Authorities in New Jersey are working to identify and charge drivers who participated in Sunday's "Jews For Trump" caravan that backed up parts of the Garden State Parkway for miles, NJSP Col. Pat Callahan said Monday. "When [people] endanger the ways of those traveling on highways and byways, there really are no excuses for it," he said during Gov. Phil Murphy's COVID-19 briefing. "It gave us great cause for concern." The parade through Westchester, NY and North Jersey stopped traffic on the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge and for. nearly five miles along the Garden State Parkway. No cita…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Off-Duty Trooper Finds 'Human Remains' On I-287 In Middlesex County Off-Duty Trooper Finds 'Human Remains' On I-287 In Middlesex County
Off-Duty Trooper Finds 'Human Remains' On I-287 In Middlesex County An off-duty New Jersey state trooper found human remains while driving on I-287 in Middlesex County, authorities said. The discovery was made near Exit 8 in Piscataway on the southbound side of the highway around 3:25 p.m., state police told NJ.com. It is not clear exactly what the trooper found. Authorities were investigating as of Friday night. Check back for details.

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by Cecilia Levine