Heading out this weekend? Check our interactive map above to find the quickest route.  In this real-time traffic map from Mapquest, green portions mean traffic is flowing freely, while yellow and red indicate traffic delays. The map shows where traffic slows on major commuter roads such as Route 9/166, the Garden State Parkway and Route 37, among others. TELL US: Have you run into any significant traffic while traveling around Toms River, Ocean County or the state? Zoom in or out if there's a route where you need a close-up.  

Toms River and surrounding areas are off to a snowy start to the new week, so before you head out today check our interactive traffic map.  Provided by Mapquest, the map shows that green portions mean traffic is flowing freely, while yellow and red indicate traffic delays. The map shows where traffic slows on major commuter roads such as Route 9/166, the Garden State Parkway and Route 37, among others. TELL US: Have you run into any significant traffic while traveling around Toms River, Ocean County or the state? Zoom in or out if there's a route where you need a close-up.

Overnight Garden State Parkway construction is expected to cause detours on Route 571 next week.  Improvements to the Parkway bridge which passes over the county route, also known as Indian Head Road, will be made from 7:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Monday, Feb. 25 through Friday, March 1, according to the township.  "The overnight construction was scheduled to minimize the impact on motorists," reads an advisory message issued by the township. "Motorists should follow the clearly marked detour signs and preferably avoid the area due to delays."

Travel may become dangerous in and around Toms River as winter weather approaches Friday afternoon into Saturday morning. In this real-time traffic map from Mapquest, green portions mean traffic is flowing freely, while yellow and red indicate traffic delays. TELL US: Have you run into any significant traffic while traveling around Toms River, Ocean County or the state? What areas should other drivers avoid? Have roadway conditions deteriorated?  The map shows where traffic slows on major commuter roads such as Route 9/166, the Garden State Parkway and Route 37, among others.   Zoom in or out…

  In this real-time traffic map from Mapquest, green portions mean traffic is flowing freely, while yellow and red indicate traffic delays. The map shows where traffic slows on major commuter roads such as Route 9/166, the Garden State Parkway and Route 37, among others. TELL US: Have you run into any significant traffic while traveling around Toms River, Ocean County or the state? Zoom in or out if there's a route where you need a close-up.  

In this real-time traffic map from Mapquest, green portions mean traffic is flowing freely, while yellow and red indicate traffic delays. The map shows where traffic slows on major commuter roads such as Route 9/166, the Garden State Parkway and Route 37, among others. TELL US: Have you run into any significant traffic while traveling around Toms River, Ocean County or the state? Zoom in or out if there's a route where you need a close-up.  

Route 9 lane closures begin tonight for parkway deck repairs under mile 83. The bridge deck repairs over Routes 9 and 166 for Garden State Parkway mile 83 will shutter portions of the highway overnight starting Oct. 17. The lane closures are expected to continue through Oct. 26, according to the state Department of Transportation. Construction crews will close lanes of Route 9 and 166 in Toms River starting at 9 p.m. tonight. Both north and southbound traffic underneath the overpasses that make up Exit 83 will be affected. The undersides of the bridges need work, and the New Jersey Turnpike …

The past several weeks have been dotted with spurts of attention dedicated to the future of red light violation cameras in New Jersey, with lawmakers including Gov. Chris Christie opining on the devices. The debate over the usefulness of the cameras was whisked into the spotlight by Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon (R-Monmouth) who proposed a bill late last month that would lengthen the amber – or yellow – light by a half-second at intersections outfitted with the cameras, and prohibit a ticket from being issued at all if the violation occurred within a half-second after the traffic light turned …

Editor's Note: The story is updated with both lanes of Buckwald now open for traffic this morning. A main thorofare for Ocean County College and shortcut between Church and Hooper avenues reopened after about two weeks of construction. Buckwald Drive, closed for electrical repairs, had for most of October seen both lanes closed for the project. College Drive was the only entrance to Ocean County College while Buckwald was shuttered. Through Oct. 5, both lanes of the north-south road were closed, creating reported backups and heavy volume along Hooper Avenue between College Drive and Yorktowne…

This map of Toms River shows where some users have reported issues such as potholes, graffiti, blight, traffic issues and more. We've embedded the map here, and you can add more using the map tools. Check it out and see if someone else has spotted your least favorite pothole in town, or if there's a speed trap you never knew about.

Want a peek at what traffic is going on as we head into Monday? In this real-time traffic map from Mapquest, green portions mean traffic is flowing freely, while yellow and red indicate traffic delays. The map shows where traffic slows on major commuter roads such as Route 9/166, the Garden State Parkway and Route 37, among others. Zoom in or out if there's a route where you need a close-up. Today we centered the map at the intersection of Route 37 and Route 166. Besides a map-style glimpse, there's also a lot of traffic cameras you can view. And how about the roads? To see how fast the crawl…

Travelers to Ocean County College and H. George Buckwald Drive will find detours in place starting Sept. 24, as lane and road closures will begin for a new electrical service to the campus, officials said. Starting Monday, Sept. 24 and ending Friday, Oct. 5 both lanes of Buckwald Drive will be closed to vehicular traffic from 6:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. for new electric service to the campus. All vehicular traffic must enter and exit the college using College Drive for the duration of the work. Starting Monday, Oct. 8 and ending Friday, Oct. 12 the northbound lane of Buckwald Drive (from the …

Update, 5:45 p.m.: Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy reported the following incidents occurred between 1 and 5 p.m. in Toms River: • Felled trees were creating issues on Maguire Drive, Homestead, Mule Road, Pine Hill, Cedar Grove, Brookside Drive, Holiday Court and Edken roads. • Downed wires were creating issues on Whitetail Lane, 15th Street in Silverton and Colonial Drive. • The Americana Hotel, Route 166 near James Street, had a reported transformer fire this afternoon.   • Toms River fire units responded to two elevator rescues. At 2:47 p.m., two people were trapped in a …

Another afternoon storm heaped more rain atop yesterday's reported eight inches of rainfall, again flooding roadways in Toms River. Traffic continues to be slow around low-lying areas. Today flooding was reported on Route 37 eastbound, Coolidge Avenue and Fischer Boulevard near Hooper Avenue, among other areas. Route 35 is also experiencing heavy flooding. Check our interactive traffic map featuring the Garden State Parkway, Route 37, Route 35 and Route 70 before hitting the road. In this real-time traffic map from Mapquest, green portions mean traffic is flowing freely, while yellow and red …

Read the fine print on those street signs. The first Monday in September signals the beginning of a new traffic schedule at some Toms River streets. It's that time of year again, when as September hits, traffic regulations in effect through June 30 begin on a list of intersections and streets. In some cases, September 1 is the start date for No Turn On Red between designated hours, such as the right turn from Clifton Avenue to Washington Street. Elsewhere, streets surrounding schools become no-parking zones starting September 1. The times may vary. For example, near Cedar Grove Elementary …

A major proposal to extend Western Boulevard could impact Toms River Schools, school officials said. The Toms River Regional Schools district has been meeting with project planners to see just how the extension of the roadway would affect Beachwood Elementary and Toms River Intermediate South. The Beachwood Elementary school in particular is close enough to the project that it required the county to notify the school district. In turn, the school district has scheduled a series of meetings to see whether access to the school, bus routes, and other impacts could arise during the construction, …

Heavy volume continues to clog west and eastbound lanes of Route 37, as travelers head from the Garden State Parkway entrance toward the Mathis bridge. Forty-five-minute bridge traffic delays were reported on both sides of the highway as of 4 p.m. The heaviest volume is ongoing at Route 166, Hooper Avenue and Route 35 intersections on Route 37 eastbound. However an accident on Route 37 in the Berkeley Township section of Pelican Island is also slowing traffic. Toms River Police Chief Michael Mastronardy said an accident with multiple injuries is underway. According to NJDOT, Route 37 is down …

Traffic has slowed in Toms River along  Route 37 due to a high volume of eastbound traffic. From King Street to Hooper Avenue, traffic is backed up on the state road. Expect delays heading east toward the bridge. • The traffic light at the intersection of Clifton Avenue and Cedar Grove Road is malfunctioning as of 12:30 p.m. The traffic light is flashing red for traffic on Clifton and flashing yellow for Cedar Grove Road. • Utility crews are working in the center of Indian Hill Road, between Shawnee Drive and Heritage Way. Be alert for construction crews.

A traffic signal up at Old Freehold Road and Intermediate West Way is scheduled to be activated today. The new traffic pattern is part of county road improvements relating to the Exit 83 parkway interchange. Old Freehold Road, a county road, gained the traffic light which will regulate traffic through the intersection with Intermediate North Way. Now Intermediate Way has traffic signals on each end, with the first going up at the main entrance to the Route 571 intersection with the new parkway connector road. This, the second light, at Old Freehold Road and Intermediate Way, will help …