North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority

The other day, as I was driving home from work on the parkway late at night, it was just starting to get dark. Standing right on the side of the road were two deer, just standing there, apparently watching the traffic go by, frozen.

Five intersections busy with foot and car traffic on a daily basis in Lakewood Township are set to be improved in the semi-immediate future.

Do you know the "vital signs" to check when approaching a crosswalk?

A Jersey transportation group wants to get your ideas.

Last year, you told the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority how you think Route 9 traffic in Toms River and Lakewood can stop being a daily conga line. This Tuesday, August 23, NJTPA returns, with recommendations aimed at mixing those ideas into an expedient, affordable plan.

Do we need road improvements on sections of Route 9 in Toms River and Lakewood? That will be the focus of public hearings coming up here in Ocean County. The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority will be looking at ways to improve the flow of traffic and cut down the amount of accidents along Route 9 from the Garden State Parkway in Toms River to downtown Lakewood. Hop...

Between 2010 and 2014 nearly 740 pedestrians were fatally wounded in car crashes in addition to over 22,000 injuries according to the NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety. These stats are reason New Jersey is deemed a "focus" state by the Federal Highway Administration and brings to the front the public education campaign known as Street Smart NJ.

The North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority will hold public meetings in Toms River and Lakewood in August to discuss the ongoing study into ways to improve Route 9 and reduce traffic congestion through the two towns. Ocean County Engineer Frank Scarantino says the meetings are a preliminary part of the process designed to get input from the public...

If you think you've got the timing of traffic signals on Ocean County Route 549 through Brick Township and Toms River down to a science, you'll be going back to school.