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Blinking Lights on Route 35 Switch to Normal Traffic Lights Today
Barrier island traffic signals now back to timed red, amber and green
No more blinking lights. A tell-tale sign the off-season is ending, the barrier island traffic lights along Route 35 reverted back to normal today. The barrier island communities of Ocean Beach, Normandy Beach, Lavallette and Ortley Beach are back to red, amber and green timed lights along the state road of Route 35 north and south. Overseen by the state Department of Transportation, the agency switches the traffic lights to blinking during the winter and then switches them back to normal as traffic begins to build in April. It's usually the same time each year, said DOT Spokesperson Timothy Greeley. The management of the off-season traffic also means the DOT takes advantage of the downtime by scheduling construction during the winter. …
Beach_N8iv
7:49 am on Monday, April 16, 2012
Kind of caught me by surprise Sunday morning. more ›