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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Jersey Shore traffic: Volume rising on Garden State Parkway as sun lures beachgoers
The sun's out and temps are soaring for Juneteenth, which means the Garden State Parkway is already seeing heavy volume. If you're heading to or from the Jersey Shore, stay here for the latest traffic updates. As of 8:23 p.m., there is a fallen tree on the Garden State Parkway northbound lanes by Exit 109 (CR-520 Middletown). The right shoulder is closed. As of 7:50 p.m., there is a vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of the Garden State Parkway just north of Exit 82 (NJ 37 East, Toms River). One right lane is closed. As of 5:25 p.m. a disabled vehicle on the southbound lanes of the Garden State Parkway by Exit 98 (Rt. 138 Wall) is causing minor traffic back up. The right shoulder is currently blocked. .As of 2:30 p.m., there were delays due to volume in the southbound lanes of the Garden State Parkway from south of Exit 89A (NJ 70 East in Lakewood) to south of Exit 83 (Route 9 north in Toms River). As of 1:15 p.m., the 28 miles from the Raritan Toll Plaza to Exit 98 for Belmar via the express lanes of the Garden State Parkway was taking 37 minutes, up from 25 minutes Thursday morning. The 62-mile trip from the Raritan Toll Plaza to LBI was an hour and nine minutes via the express lanes of the parkway, up from less than an hour earlier. Motorists can shave a few minutes off of the trips to both Belmar and LBI by taking the parkway's local lanes, according to As of 10:15am, a collision on the Garden State Parkway local lanes southbound north of Exit 124 (Main Street in Sayreville) is hampering traffic. The right shoulder is blocked. This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: NJ traffic: Sun, rising temps lure beachgoers to Jersey Shore
New York Times
04-06-2025
- Business
- New York Times
New Jersey Turnpike to Replace Tesla Chargers After Contract Expires
The agency that runs the New Jersey Turnpike is replacing the more than 60 superchargers for Tesla vehicles along the highway after the state did not renew its contract with the electric-car maker. New Jersey officials said in a statement on Friday that the state would shift to another company that would provide universal charging stations. The change, already underway, will almost triple the number of charging stations along the turnpike and the Garden State Parkway, a second major toll road, where chargers are being added for the first time. The decision drew an apparently irked response from the company's chief executive, Elon Musk. 'Sounds like corruption,' he wrote on his social media platform, X, on Friday night, without providing any evidence. Mr. Musk did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. Thomas Feeney, a spokesman for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority, which operates the highways, said that the decision was both about increasing the number of stations and providing chargers that were compatible with more than just Tesla vehicles. 'Our goal is to serve as many E.V. owners as possible across all our service areas,' he said. The state has amended its agreement with Applegreen, an Irish company that already manages restaurants and stores in the turnpike's service areas, to include its new line of fast charging stations to replace the Tesla equipment and build new stations elsewhere. In a message posted to X on Friday, Tesla said it would continue to offer its superchargers in New Jersey. 'We have been preparing for 3 years for this potential outcome by building 116 stalls off the New Jersey Turnpike, ensuring no interruption for our customers,' said the post, which included a map of the charging stations. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Fast Company
02-06-2025
- Business
- Fast Company
Tesla Superchargers are being removed from the NJ Turnpike as state opts for third-party EV chargers
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) announced its plans last week to transition to Universal Open Access chargers for electric vehicles as soon as June 6. In preparation for the transition, the NJTA asked Tesla to remove 64 existing Tesla Superchargers from the highly trafficked thoroughfare. Applegreen Electric will provide the new third-party charges, which will be compatible with all makes and models of EVs, the NJTA said. 'The universal chargers will be available as of June 6 at the Vince Lombardi, Woodrow Wilson, Richard Stockton, James Fenimore Cooper, Joyce Kilmer, and Walt Whitman Service Areas,' the authority said in a statement. 'The Turnpike Authority is working diligently with Applegreen to get the universal chargers online soon at three other Turnpike locations.' According to the NJTA, the universal chargers are expected to be operational at the Molly Pitcher Service Area next month and Clara Barton and John Fenwick Service Areas this fall. The transition is part of a larger agreement The NJTA had previously reached an agreement with Applegreen Electric to operate service areas along the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. An amendment to the agreement was authorized in 2023 to include the installation of EV chargers. As part of the amended agreement, Applegreen Electric will install and operate 80 EV charging ports by the end of this year and a total of 240 EV charging ports by April 2033. Blackstone-backed Applegreen Electric says it has over 600 locations across Ireland, the UK, and the United States. In the U.S., its chargers are concentrated in the Northeast. Tesla and Tesla users are not happy Tesla confirmed the news in a statement on X: 'The New Jersey Turnpike Authority ('NJTA') has chosen a sole third-party charging provider to serve the New Jersey Turnpike and is not allowing us to co-locate. As a result, NJTA requested 64 existing Supercharger stalls on the New Jersey Turnpike to not be renewed and be decommissioned.' The automotive company explained that it had spent the last three years building 116 stalls off the New Jersey Turnpike in preparation for this outcome. Tesla said it remains hopeful that NJTA or New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will reverse the decision. In response to a tweet that shared the news, Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote, 'Sounds like corruption.' Paul Kanitra, a Republican member of New Jersey's general assembly, further expressed outrage over the decision. 'I agree that these decisions by the NJTA are absolutely absurd and will be asking that it gets looked into immediately,' he posted on X. Fast Company contacted Murphy's office for comment and will update if we receive a response. Some EV drivers prefer Superchargers The reaction to the news has been mixed. In a recent article for InsideEVs, writer Suvrat Kothari discussed the news and shared his experiences using different EV charging stations along the New Jersey Turnpike. Kothari explained he has had trouble when using non-Tesla chargers.
