Legislators Announce Parkway Improvements

COURT HOUSE — The southern end of the Garden State Parkway is in for major renovations.
Sen. Jeff Van Drew and Assemblymen Nelson Albano and Matt Milam (all D-1st) Tuesday, April 14 announced that after extensive discussions & working with the NJ Turnpike Authority Executive Diane Gutierrez- Scacetti for the past few months that they have agreed to:
• Have guardrails installed between exits 6 and 12 between the north and southbound lanes in the danger areas (Beginning of summer)
• Install an overhead warning sign at Exit 0 (By end of summer)
• Repair rumble strips at Exit 0 (Beginning of summer)
• Push for the overpass project at exits 9, 10, and 11 to be completed one year earlier
“For the sake of our residents and the visitors we absolutely must complete these projects in a timely fashion too many lives have been lost and too many people have been injured to do anything less. Executive Director Gutierrez- Scacetti has focused resources and energy in order to make this a top priority for the Turnpike Authority. This is a matter of life and death and we need to get these improvements accomplished as soon as possible,” said Van Drew.
“After the most recent death it has become glaringly apparent that these issues most be addressed. The Southern end of the Parkway has been traditionally underserved and it is about time we are getting these improvements,” Milam.
“For too long the most Southern end of the Parkway has been a forgotten place. These most recent accidents have made it brutally clear that these improvements are absolutely necessary,” said Albano.