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$500 million overhaul on stretch of Garden State Parkway aims to reduce crashes, deaths

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A busy stretch of New Jersey highway that has seen more than 1,100 crashes, hundreds of injuries and even multiple deaths in just the past few years is slated for a major reconfiguration that aims to make it safer. The new project looks to address a section of the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County between Exit 80 and Exit 83. The corridor runs through Toms River and is a main north-south route to many Jersey Shore destinations. Since 2023, crashes along that stretch of highway area have resulted in five deaths and 335 injuries. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority held a public hearing to detail the planned overhaul. Plans include new ramps at Exit 80, wider lanes and a significant redesign at the Route 37 interchange. The latter redesign is aimed at separating traffic entering and exiting the parkway from vehicles continuing straight. The project is expected to cost at least half a billion dollars and is slated to begin construction in 2027. “For us, it is a safety improvement first a

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