Tag: Garden State Parkway

  • Texas man charged with fatal hit-and-run on Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge

    Texas man charged with fatal hit-and-run on Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge

    WOODBRIDGE – A 31-year-old Texas man has been charged in connection to a fatal hit-and-run of a 31-year-old Elizabeth man on the Garden State Parkway in May, according to the New Jersey State Police. Fornice Cary Boatner III was extradited back to New Jersey on June 10. He is lodged in the Middlesex County Correctional…

  • New Jersey State Police continue to investigate crash that critically injured former Woodbridge mayor and killed his wife

    New Jersey State Police continue to investigate crash that critically injured former Woodbridge mayor and killed his wife

      HOLMDEL – Police are continuing to investigate the cause of a single vehicle crash that critically injured a former Woodbridge mayor and killed his wife as they were driving on the Garden State Parkway near PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel last week. Philip Cerria, 85, and his wife Margaret Cerria, 84, of Lakewood,…

  • Route 1 north ramp to Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge will close tonight, tomorrow night for bridge repair

    Route 1 north ramp to Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge will close tonight, tomorrow night for bridge repair

        WOODBRIDGE – The Route 1 northbound ramp to the Garden State Parkway northbound in Woodbridge will close for two nights for a bridge deck replacement project. From 8 p.m. March 28 until 5 a.m. March 30, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority’s contractor, Northeast Remsco Construction, Inc., will conduct pavement crack sealing, according to officials…

  • Two men apprehended after allegedly fleeing scene of armed robbery

    EDISON — Two 19-year-old men were charged with robbing an AT&T Spring Mobile store at gunpoint last week. Yousef Mohammed Ijbara, of New York, and Mahdi L. Shalanbi, of Paterson, were charged with robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon, according to Edison Police Lt.…

  • Laurence Parkway to be closed Sept. 17

    Laurence Parkway to be closed Sept. 17

    . Laurence Parkway in Old Bridge will be closed from noon to 2 p.m. on Sept. 17 for the Rolling Thunder Ride for Freedom. The closure will be in effect between Route 35 and the Garden State Parkway southbound entrance.

  • Bridge work will detour traffic for one night in Woodbridge July 5

    Bridge work will detour traffic for one night in Woodbridge July 5

    WOODBRIDGE — New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced the overnight full closure of a Route 440 ramp to Route 9/Garden State Parkway (GSP), and a traffic shift on Route 440, as the Route 440 bridges over Route 9/GSP project advances in the township. Beginning at 11 p.m. July 5, until 5 a.m. the next day, NJDOT’s…

  • Woodbridge fatal investigation continues

    WOODBRIDGE — The investigation into the fatal crash that killed a 27-year-old Old Bridge man is ongoing. The incident occurred around 4:38 p.m. on May 31 on Route 440 ramp to Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway, according to Police Sgt. Jim Chessere, head of the department’s Traffic Unit. The police sergeant said the…

  • Lane closures on Route 1 south in Woodbridge

    Lane closures on Route 1 south in Woodbridge

    TRENTON — A series of overnight single and double lane closures on Route 1 southbound in Woodbridge will occur to accommodate ongoing construction on the Garden State Parkway (GSP) bridges that span the state highway, according to the The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA). On May 15, starting at…

  • Plan to make Parkway Exit 125 E-ZPass-only moves forward

    Plan to make Parkway Exit 125 E-ZPass-only moves forward

    By Jacqueline Durett Correspondent SAYREVILLE A hearing on the toll amount for the upgraded interchange at Garden State Parkway Exit 125 did not elicit much feedback, although how the toll dollars will be collected has been the subject of debate. As of now, the redesigned southbound exit will have an E-ZPass-only toll plaza built into…