92.7 WOBM » traffic http://wobm.com Ocean County's Hometown Station! Thu, 23 May 2013 16:08:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 NJ Red Light Cameras Still A Scam, Says Assemblyman [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/nj-red-light-cameras-still-a-scam-says-assemblyman-audio/ http://wobm.com/nj-red-light-cameras-still-a-scam-says-assemblyman-audio/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 09:25:45 +0000 Kevin McArdle http://nj1015.com/?p=269905 An agreement to partially refund some New Jersey drivers for fines they paid as a result of the red light camera program is on hold until a final 'approval of settlement' hearing that is scheduled for September 12th.

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]]> http://wobm.com/nj-red-light-cameras-still-a-scam-says-assemblyman-audio/feed/ 0 Red light camera at Route 1 and Bakers Basin in Lawrence (Dan Alexander, Townsquare Media NJ) Traveling This Holiday Weekend? You Won't Be Alone [POLL/AUDIO] http://wobm.com/traveling-this-holiday-weekend-you-wont-be-alone-audio/ http://wobm.com/traveling-this-holiday-weekend-you-wont-be-alone-audio/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 09:20:28 +0000 Kelly Waldron http://nj1015.com/?p=269899 If you're headed out on the roadways in New Jersey this holiday weekend, you'll have thousands of travelers with you.

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]]> http://wobm.com/traveling-this-holiday-weekend-you-wont-be-alone-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr user: Sasha Trubetskoy Truck Spills Load At George Washington Bridge Toll Plaza http://wobm.com/truck-crashes-into-george-washington-bridge-toll-booth/ http://wobm.com/truck-crashes-into-george-washington-bridge-toll-booth/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 18:21:41 +0000 Dan Alexander http://nj1015.com/?p=265465 Four lanes at the toll booth of the George Washington Bridge remain closed due to a truck accident late on Monday morning.

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]]> http://wobm.com/truck-crashes-into-george-washington-bridge-toll-booth/feed/ 0 Traffic on the Route 46 approach to the George Washington Bridge (NJ DOT) Route 35 Construction Pushed Back To Avoid Summer Delays http://wobm.com/route-35-construction-pushed-back-to-avoid-summer-delays/ http://wobm.com/route-35-construction-pushed-back-to-avoid-summer-delays/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 10:18:24 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://nj1015.com/?p=264495 An unwanted hassle during your next trip to the shore is being removed.

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]]> http://wobm.com/route-35-construction-pushed-back-to-avoid-summer-delays/feed/ 0 Route 35 in Brick after Sandy (David Matthau, Townsquare Media NJ) Is NJ the Safest in the Nation? New Study Reveals the Answer [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/new-jersey-is-the-safest-state-in-america-report-finds-audio/ http://wobm.com/new-jersey-is-the-safest-state-in-america-report-finds-audio/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 09:06:02 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=260282 New Jersey has developed a reputation as a high tax state with pushy people and lots of problems, but a new report finds it's the safest state in the nation.

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]]> http://wobm.com/new-jersey-is-the-safest-state-in-america-report-finds-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr user: epSos.de New Signs Will Warn NJ Drivers To Stop Driving Distracted [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/new-signs-will-warn-nj-drivers-to-stop-driving-distracted-audio/ http://wobm.com/new-signs-will-warn-nj-drivers-to-stop-driving-distracted-audio/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:37:23 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=259751 With distracted driving continuing to cause many accidents on Garden State roads, some fatal, the New Jersey Assembly has passed legislation dubbed Nikki's Law, which calls for signs to be posted.

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]]> http://wobm.com/new-signs-will-warn-nj-drivers-to-stop-driving-distracted-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Viviandnguyen Improving Economy Means More Traffic Jams, Study Says [POLL/AUDIO] http://wobm.com/improving-economy-means-more-traffic-jams-study-says-audio/ http://wobm.com/improving-economy-means-more-traffic-jams-study-says-audio/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:15:51 +0000 Joe Cutter http://nj1015.com/?p=257782 If you have noticed an increase in traffic jams, you can pin some of it on the improving economy.

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]]> http://wobm.com/improving-economy-means-more-traffic-jams-study-says-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr user: epSos.de Red Light Camera Program Not Expanding, Not Going Away [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/red-light-camera-program-not-expanding-not-going-away-audio/ http://wobm.com/red-light-camera-program-not-expanding-not-going-away-audio/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:05:54 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=255386 The New Jersey Department of Transportation has announced no additional red light cameras will be added to the state's red light camera program.

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]]> http://wobm.com/red-light-camera-program-not-expanding-not-going-away-audio/feed/ 0 Red light camera at Route 1 and Bakers Basin in Lawrence (Dan Alexander, Townsquare Media NJ) Parkway Construction Won't Add To Summer Congestion [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/parkway-construction-wont-add-to-summer-congestion-audio/ http://wobm.com/parkway-construction-wont-add-to-summer-congestion-audio/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:03:53 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://nj1015.com/?p=248218 The New Jersey Turnpike Authority's shoulder widening project is in full swing, but it should not damper shore tourism come summer time.

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]]> http://wobm.com/parkway-construction-wont-add-to-summer-congestion-audio/feed/ 0 Garden State Parkway in Brick where trees are being stripped from the median (NJ DOT) How Will Sequester Affect NJ Transportation Projects? [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/how-will-sequester-affect-nj-transportation-projects-audio/ http://wobm.com/how-will-sequester-affect-nj-transportation-projects-audio/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:17:08 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=243942 So far the sequester budget cuts in Washington have not adversely affected federal transportation funding for New Jersey, but no one is sure what will happen in the coming weeks and months.

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]]> http://wobm.com/how-will-sequester-affect-nj-transportation-projects-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Doug Tone New Jersey Overwhelmed By Potholes [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/new-jersey-overwhelmed-by-potholes-audio/ http://wobm.com/new-jersey-overwhelmed-by-potholes-audio/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:32:30 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=242090 If you drive anywhere in the Garden State, you'll notice many highways look like the surface of the moon, littered with potholes.

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]]> http://wobm.com/new-jersey-overwhelmed-by-potholes-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User MSVG Think Driving in NJ is Bad? Watch This [Video] http://wobm.com/think-driving-in-nj-is-bad-watch-this-video/ http://wobm.com/think-driving-in-nj-is-bad-watch-this-video/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:16:08 +0000 Justin Louis http://wobm.com/?p=197284 Driving in the Garden State can be dicey and stressful sometimes. But apparently it could be much worse.

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]]> http://wobm.com/think-driving-in-nj-is-bad-watch-this-video/feed/ 0 Flickr user wfyurasko Bill Aims To Ease Road Construction Jams [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/bill-aims-to-ease-road-construction-jams-audio/ http://wobm.com/bill-aims-to-ease-road-construction-jams-audio/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:50:58 +0000 Joe Cutter http://nj1015.com/?p=241244 Those annoying road construction slowdowns and jams that "Fast Traffic" is always telling you about may not be the fault of the NJ DOT.

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]]> http://wobm.com/bill-aims-to-ease-road-construction-jams-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Dougtone Red Light Camera Fight Turns Ugly [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/red-light-camera-fight-turns-ugly-audio/ http://wobm.com/red-light-camera-fight-turns-ugly-audio/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:19:46 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=240916 The New Jersey lawmaker leading the charge to do away with the Red Light Camera Pilot Program wants the head of the Assembly Transportation Committee to post a bill he's sponsoring to increase yellow light times and to do away with right-on-red tickets.

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]]> http://wobm.com/red-light-camera-fight-turns-ugly-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Neal Jennings Teen Driving Deaths Rise Nationwide, Fall In NJ [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/teen-driving-deaths-rise-nationwide-fall-in-nj-audio/ http://wobm.com/teen-driving-deaths-rise-nationwide-fall-in-nj-audio/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:00:59 +0000 Joe Cutter http://nj1015.com/?p=235316 There was an alarming increase in the number of teen traffic fatalities last year, but New Jersey seemed to buck the trend.

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]]> http://wobm.com/teen-driving-deaths-rise-nationwide-fall-in-nj-audio/feed/ 0 Flickr User mrJasonWeaver Route 35 Construction Means No Normal Summer For Drivers [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/route-35-construction-means-no-normal-summer-for-drivers-audio/ http://wobm.com/route-35-construction-means-no-normal-summer-for-drivers-audio/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:17:43 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://nj1015.com/?p=235287 Construction on the 12.5 mile stretch of Route 35 through Ocean County will be done with every effort to not inconvenience drivers too much.  But Joe Dee, spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Transportation reminds drivers this won't be a "normal summer."

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]]> http://wobm.com/route-35-construction-means-no-normal-summer-for-drivers-audio/feed/ 0 Route 35 in Brick after Sandy (David Matthau, Townsquare Media NJ) Red Light Camera Probe And What It Means For NJ [AUDIO] http://wobm.com/red-light-camera-probe-and-what-it-means-for-nj-audio/ http://wobm.com/red-light-camera-probe-and-what-it-means-for-nj-audio/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:38:32 +0000 Dino Flammia http://nj1015.com/?p=230900 Using recent developments in another state that utilizes red light cameras, Assembly Republican Declan O'Scanlon is continuing his assault on New Jersey's controversial pilot program.

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]]> http://wobm.com/red-light-camera-probe-and-what-it-means-for-nj-audio/feed/ 0 Traffic Costs Time And Money [VIDEO/AUDIO/POLL] http://wobm.com/traffic-costs-time-and-money-videoaudio/ http://wobm.com/traffic-costs-time-and-money-videoaudio/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:53:47 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://nj1015.com/?p=226793 Traffic is not just a hassle. A new study finds it can be a time-consuming and costly part of your life.

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]]> http://wobm.com/traffic-costs-time-and-money-videoaudio/feed/ 0 Flickr User Raleene Commuters' Wasted Time In Traffic Costs $121B http://wobm.com/commuters-wasted-time-in-traffic-costs-121b/ http://wobm.com/commuters-wasted-time-in-traffic-costs-121b/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:06:48 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=226237 The nation's commuters are adapting to increasing traffic congestion by building delays into their schedules, but at a cost of $121 billion in wasted time and fuel, according to an annual study of national driving patterns released Tuesday.

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]]> http://wobm.com/commuters-wasted-time-in-traffic-costs-121b/feed/ 0 Garden State Parkway's Driscoll Bridge (NJ DOT) NJ Lawmaker Aims To Ban Future Jughandles [POLL/AUDIO] http://wobm.com/nj-lawmaker-aims-to-ban-future-jughandles-audio/ http://wobm.com/nj-lawmaker-aims-to-ban-future-jughandles-audio/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 12:02:39 +0000 David Matthau http://nj1015.com/?p=226218 A Garden State lawmaker wants to ban construction of jughandles in the future.

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]]> http://wobm.com/nj-lawmaker-aims-to-ban-future-jughandles-audio/feed/ 0 Jughandle from Hooper Avenue to Fischer Avenue in Toms River (YouTube)