Traffic & Transit
Dangerous Intersections Get $11M To Improve Safety in South Jersey
The area surrounding the Springfield Township intersection has been the site of several accidents in the past few years.
SPRINGFIELD, NJ — More than $11 million in improvements are coming to the section of U.S. Route 206 at the intersection of Monmouth and Juliustown roads, U.S. Rep. Andy Kim said on Friday.
Data indicate many accidents have occurred at or in the vicinity of these intersections.
A two-vehicle crash in 2015 at U.S. Route 206 between Monmouth Road (County Route 537) and Jacksonville Jobstown Road left eight people hurt. In 2019, a collision between two pickup trucks at the nearby intersection of State Route 68 and Monmouth Road (County Route 537) resulted in two people — including a state corrections officer — dead and another person injured.
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In addition, a 2003 New Jersey Department of Transportation report stated "only two individual mile post locations had an accident frequency of 30 or greater crashes [from ] milepost 28.28 at the intersection of U.S. 206 and [County Route] 670 Jacksonville-Jobstown Road and milepost 26.8 at the intersection of US 206 and [County Route] 537 Monmouth Road."
The same report designated both intersections as high priority, given "excessive weaving on Monmouth Road as through traffic passes vehicles queuing to turn left" and "sight distance" being compromised on U.S. Route 206 from Juliustown Road.
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The upcoming roadwork consists of making drainage improvements, taking steps to ensure congestion relief and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance, constructing head-to-head left-turn lanes and improving signal timing, U.S. Rep. Kim (NJ - 03) said.
The total cost of the roadwork is $11.328 million, according to Kim. Funding for the roadwork comes from the bipartisan infrastructure bill that President Biden signed into law in November, according to Kim.
Kim's office could not provide a specific start date for the roadwork, and added that the groundbreaking of the project will occur "soon."
"Getting this project underway is a great first step," Kim said in a news release. "We’re just getting started ... rebuilding our aging infrastructure."
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