Jughandle Ban Bill Passes Senate Committee
Could the Jersey traffic staple become a thing of the past?
When a group of Texans came to Sea Bright to help with Hurricane Sandy recovery, the first thing they talked to Patch about was how they loved the shore but hated the traffic and the way it was dealt with in New Jersey. They'd never seen a traffic jughandle before and had no idea why on earth they existed here or what greater good they served. Now, a bill that would ban the future construction of jughandles in New Jersey has passed muster with a state Senate panel Monday, paving the way for its potential consideration before the entire body. The measure by state Sen. James Holzapfel (R-Ocean) would prohibit the planning, design or construction of any additional jughandles on roads or highways statewide. It passed the Senate Transportation …
Chris
2:01 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Removing the jughandle at Rt 35-36 in Eatowntown has done little good in easing the traffic. Try coming from 36 westbound merging on to 35 then turning left on to 36 East when the traffic is heavy. There is at least 3-4 light changes before the merge and then crossing 2 lanes to turn left on to 35. Having the old jughandle made that much easier IMO. Anyone else agree with that? more ›