The New Jersey Department of Transportation, the State agency which owns and maintains Route 9 in Lakewood, has installed, and now activated, a new left turning arrow for Kennedy Blvd eastbound traffic turning left onto Route 9 (heading towards Howell Township).
This upgrade is part of a larger road maintenance project, in which, DOT has already installed left-turn arrows on the Route 9 approaches at Carey Street and at 9th Street.
As part of this road maintenance project, DOT will soon also install left-turn arrows on the Route 9 approaches at 6th Street and 4th Street. A left turning arrow will also be installed on the Route 9 approach at 2nd Street as part of DOT's major Route 9 intersection improvements project which is already underway in Toms River and is expected to make its way into Lakewood at the end of the winter.
Despite lots of efforts by Lakewood Township officials for a dedicated left-turn phase for Kennedy Boulevard westbound traffic as well, DOT denied the request, instead telling Township officials that based on computerized modeling, "the addition of the kennedy boulevard eastbound left-turn phase will reduce delays to that approach, but will increase the delay on the westbound approach."
DOT will also be making some minor upgrades to the intersection of Route 9 and County Line Road (CR 526), including electrical components, new poles and signal heads, and concrete and pavement work. However, it will not include a dedicated left-turn phase for the County Line Road approaches.
Under a separate project, DOT has also installed new traffic cameras which will be used by DOT Traffic Operations to monitor traffic and roadway conditions.
On June 16, 2021 DOT awarded two “Smart Moves” contracts which include cameras in Lakewood. Daidone Electric, Inc. won both contracts.
The $7.7 million Smart Moves 2020 South Contract will be installing cameras at 21 locations and Dynamic Messaging System (DMS) boards in eight locations on state highways, including two cameras in Lakewood, one on Route 9 southbound at mile post 101.67 and the other on Route 70 westbound at mile post 52.6.
The $5.99 million Smart Moves 2020 North Contract will be installing cameras at 16 locations and Dynamic Messaging System (DMS) boards in nine locations on state highways, including two cameras in Lakewood, on Route 9 at mile post 102.9. One will look northbound and the other southbound.
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