garden state parkway

Let's be honest here - it isn't an unusual sight to see police cars going well above the speed limit on major highways like The Garden State Parkway, without their emergency lights on. For most of us, we may have a few choice words that we mutter under our breath, but there's really not a whole lot …

To give the State credit, when I headed to work this morning, the Parkway was dry and all lanes were fully cleared. However, not the same can be said for local roads.

I'll be the first to admit that driving, and New Jersey road issues are probably the topics that I complain about the most. And I was getting ready to start grumbling again today because of something that we all see way too often, when it took a surprising turn.

A whole lot of people will be traveling in and out of Ocean County, not only in the next few days leading up to and after Thanksgiving, but for the holiday season in general. When the holiday traffic builds, which roads do you avoid?

A disclaimer first - even though that car says "Student Driver", it wasn't a student driving it when I passed it on the Parkway. Or, rather, I should say when it passed me. Very, very quickly.

We have good news to report - the strange saga of "The Parkway Goats" has come to a safe ending. However, there were two surprises when the critters were finally corralled.

Yesterday we told you about the unusual Garden State Parkway visitors - a pair of goats who have been hanging out in the area of Exit 100 for a few weeks. Well, Popcorn Park Zoo has joined the effort to corral the critters, and their help looks like it's starting to pay off.

If you've been heading out on the Garden State Parkway in the last few weeks and thought your eyes were playing tricks on you when you thought that you spotted a pair of goats around Exit 100, we have good news - you're not seeing things.

We had quite the situation yesterday, with conflicting reports from various agencies about the status of Parkway Exit 90 Northbound in Brick. Today, we're getting a little more clarity.

UPDATE - According to the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the TRANSCOM traffic service, conflicting information has lead to confusion over the status of Exit 90 over the next few days.