The tight and sometimes changing traffic pattern along Route 72 near the Garden State Parkway entrance and exit ramps in Stafford Township isn’t going to magically disappear after Labor Day, despite progress being made on highway and intersection improvements in the area. Steven Schapiro, deputy director of communications for the state Department of Transportation, said the discovery of an unmarked fiber optic cable, which needs to be relocated, is holding up some of the utility work.

“Once the utility work is done, work on the traffic signals can begin,” he said, noting the DOT is also considering…