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Overnight Route 571 Detour Begins Monday for Parkway Construction

Detour in effect from Monday, Feb. 25 to Friday, March 1

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."

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UPDATE: Manchester Crash Victim Identified

David Vignevic, 34, succumbed to injuries after crashing into utility pole and overturning vehicle

UPDATE, 12:30 p.m. Sunday: The motorist who died at the scene of a one-car crash Saturday in Manchester has been identified by Capt. Lisa Parker as David Vignevic, 34, of Suburban Drive in Toms River.   An unidentified motorist died this morning after crashing into a utility pole.  Manchester police Capt. Lisa Parker said the motorist, who has not been identified pending the notification of next of kin, was driving a blue 2004 Honda Accord west on Route 571 at 4:24 a.m. when he left the road and hit a utility pole. The Accord overturned, Parker said, before hitting a tree near Quarry Road. The motorist was wearing a seat-belt and was traveling alone, Parker said.  The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The Manchester and Ridgeway …

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UPDATE: Route 70 Cleared After Afternoon Collision, Fuel and Chemical Spill

Detours were in place as authorities cleaned scene after pest control truck overturns

Route 70 has been cleared hours after the state highway was closed eastbound at its intersection with Route 571 while authorities worked to clean up a spill caused by a two-vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon. A Cowley's Termite and Pest Toyota Tundra pickup, driven by 46-year-old Steven Wrzesnewski of Ortley Beach, collided with a Ford Ranger driven by 57-year-old David Romano of Toms River on Route 70 near Wilbur Avenue at about 2:45 p.m., said Manchester Police Department Capt. Lisa Parker.  Romano was traveling west on Route 70 when Wrzesnewski attempted to make a left into eastbound traffic from Wilbur Avenue and the vehicles collided, Parker said. The impact caused the Cowley's truck to overturn, spilling fluids onto the roadway.  …

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Traffic Alert: Exit 83 Connector Road Opens Today

Lomell Lane will connect Route 571 to 166, and parkway north and south

Parkway Mile 83 Interchange to be Fully Operational July 4

The reconfiguration of mile 83 on the parkway will be fully operational before July 4 and the traffic lights on surrounding county roads are scheduled to go live on June 18.

A new access road connecting Route 571 to the parkway at mile 83 is expected to open before July 4, county officials said. Part of the Garden State Parkway Shoulder Restoration and Widening Program, the reconfiguration of mile 83 on the Garden State Parkway began earlier this year. The reconfiguration of mile 83 will be fully operational before July 4. “All the new roadways will be open and the traffic will be on them,” said County Engineer and Project Manager Frank Scarantino. The construction is on target for projected dates of completion, Scarantino said. Construction work will continue for some weeks after July 4 to put the finishing touches on the reconfiguration. “There will be continued work for another six to eight weeks to remove …

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Parkway Project Will Demolish Old Overpasses in Toms River, Brick

County and NJ Turnpike Authority work together on plan for this year to widen roads and create new overpasses at three intersections

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the county are moving forward on plans to improve parkway overpasses and the roads below at three points in Brick and Toms River. Needed work on parkway overpasses, as well as widening the roads below, will lead to an overhaul at three Ocean County roads this year. The county and the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, who oversees the Garden State Parkway, will begin work this year at: The work is part of the Garden State Parkway Shoulder Restoration and Widening Program. According to county spokesperson Donna Flynn, the project will widen overpasses by two spans (“spans” refers to the vertical piers on an overpass). The replacement of these overpasses is scheduled to begin this year, Flynn said. The …

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Martin

1:56 pm on Friday, August 24, 2012

There's no southbound exit 83. There's no way to get off the Parkway south between 88 and 82. What's wrong with this picture? There are lots of paying customers who live in, or otherwise have to get to, the big area between Rt. 70 and Rt. 37. Doesn't anybody up in HQ understand that?   more ›

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PHOTOS: Parkway Exit 83 Construction

Shoulder closings on Route 571 and Parkway northbound continue this week as Exit 83 becomes a full interchange

The long-term project of rebuilding the parkway at Exit 83 continues in Toms River with shoulder closings along Route 571 and the parkway. At Intermediate Way and Route 571, the construction crews and flag men are clearing the way for an exit and entrance to parkway north and south at that stretch of Bey Lea Road. The existing entrance to parkway north at Route 166 is part of the construction. Check out our gallery of the recent construction as the project unfolds.

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Traffic Issues Downtown and on Bey Lea Road

Two construction projects altering traffic patterns

The long-term construction associated with parking deck repairs and a new parkway interchange are altering traffic downtown and on Bey Lea Road today. At the municipal parking garage, cranework has closed the entrance from Robbins Street, and traffic is again two-way at Robbins Parkway. Previously the roadway became a one-way traffic pattern from East Water Street up Robbins Parkway to Robbins Street. According to the Toms River Engineer's Office, the crane's presence at the top of the parking garage will facilitate the installation of new steel beams, and intermittent traffic changes from two-way to one-way traffic will be ongoing until the work is complete. The project is both to repair the aging parking garage, part of a project that …

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Work to Begin Next Month on Parkway Exit 83 Connector Road

Freeholders hold ceremonial groundbreaking in Toms River for 1.3-mile project

Construction is expected to start in November on a new connector road that is designed to improve traffic to and from the Garden State Parkway northbound at interchange 83. County officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking Wednesday on Route 571 in Toms River, which will be widened amid a multitude of improvements within the next three years that have been approved by the county and New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Freeholders were the first to put shovels into the ground to signal the start of a long-discussed and anticipated project. "The contractor intends to start almost immediately," said county Engineer Frank Scarantino, who noted the county has issued a notice to proceed with construction of the connector road. "They're anxious to get…

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