The timing of the new Route 72 traffic signal and jughandle unveiling in Manahawkin might be perfect, with all state residents, except those considered essential workers, ordered to stay home as COVID-19 sweeps across the country.
Over the weekend, Earle Asphalt Co., the state Department of Transportation contractor for the project, shut down one lane of traffic as the traffic signal was activated and the jughandle opened to motorists.
Transportation officials said the new, larger jughandle from Route 72 westbound to Doc Cramer Boulevard will help reduce congestion and improve safety for…
Subscribe to keep reading
This story is from our archive. Get your SandPaper Annual Pass for access to our digital archive, plus everything else a pass includes. Details below.
Annual Pass — $18 Details
365-day access to:
- The complete SandPaper digital archive (stories date back to 2012).
- Full photo galleries from our photographers.
- The entire catalog of SandPaper games, puzzles and quizzes.
How it works
- Enter your email below and click to pay the one-time $18. Card details are entered on Stripe’s secure page.
- You’re in straight away — no password to create, and nothing to set up or manage.
- You stay signed in. If you’re ever signed out, or you read on a new phone or computer, we’ll email you a code to get you back in.
- Never auto-renews. Your pass is good for one year. We will email you when it expires so you can renew if you’d like.
See our site policies for more information.
Already a subscriber? We’ll email a code to get you back in.
