Construction, Traffic Enforcement Details: South Brunswick This Week

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — The overpass repair project on NJ Turnpike Cranbury Road (Route 535)will require alternating traffic Monday-Wednesday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. There will also be a full road closure at the overpass, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 8 p.m.- 5 a.m. Access to Costco Drive will be from the North.

Here are the traffic enforcement details through Oct. 15:

West Side

Beekman Road - Speeding and distracted driving

East Side

Ridge Road - Speeding, distracted driving and ordinance violations.

These traffic enforcement details will be conducted in addition to our Department's routine traffic enforcement efforts.

Every week, the South Brunswick Police Department’s Traffic Safety Initiative will share a safety tip of week. This is done to address the recent increase in serious motor vehicle crashes statewide and in hopes of decreasing car crashes.

Safe Driving Tip: Watch Your Speed: In 2020, 29 percent of all traffic fatalities were due to speeding, the department said. Speed also affects safety even when driving at the speed limit, but too fast for road conditions, such as during bad weather, when a road is under repair, or in an area at night that isn’t well-lit. Speeding also causes:

• Greater potential for loss of vehicle control
• Reduced effectiveness of occupant protection equipment
• Increased stopping distance after the driver perceives a danger
• Increased degree of crash severity leading to more severe injuries
• Economic implications of a speed-related crash
• Increased fuel consumption/cost

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