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Rush Hour Reflections: I-95/New Jersey Turnpike Is the New Jersey Rush Hour Route Most Likely to Prompt Commuters to Rethink Their Lives

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  • Poll of 3,004 drivers to find out which rush routes prompts the biggest soul searching.
  • Other New Jersey routes were NJ-495 + Garden State Parkway. 
  • Infographic included.

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Angelenos love to poke fun at how much time they waste on the 405 – a freeway so clogged near spots like LAX and the Sepulveda Pass that it’s practically a rite of passage. Down in Miami, some stretches of the I-95 are essentially a daily parking lot, with heavy commuter and tourist traffic snarling its lanes. Drivers bake under the Florida sun as they ponder why they didn’t take the train – or even a jet ski – to work. All over the country, people stuck in these infamous backups turn to podcasts or catch up on phone calls to kill time. But once the distractions dry up, they’re often left alone with their own thoughts, mulling over some of life’s heaviest questions.

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Lane Closures on Route 1&9 and Route 46 for Emergency Repairs in Fort Lee

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Fort Lee NJ, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has announced that the left lanes of Route 1&9 and Route 46 will remain closed in both directions until Thursday night due to emergency drainage pipe repairs. The closure is expected to impact traffic for several days.

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Morning Traffic Sees BLM Protesters

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the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Paramus NJ,around 8 am this morning a small group of Black Lives Matter protesters set up signs on Linwood Avenue  on the Parkway overpass on the border of Ridgewood , Twp of Washington and Paramus . The Twp. of Washington  Police responded with in minutes with two police cruisers .   One sign was draped over the fence  for Garden State Parkway traffic to see and another large sign  was facing on coming traffic .

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State Troopers Deliver Rush Hour Baby on Turnpike

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“…I love being a trooper..Helping people. It’s what this is all abou ” -Trooper I Robert Ravotto

 

November 25,2015

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Newark, N.J., Catching speeders is one of the things troopers do on the Turnpike. Trooper Robert Ravotto, Detective I Jason Kazan, Trooper II Robert Ciecwisz, and Detective Robert Kilmurray caught a different kind of speeder yesterday when they assisted with the swift delivery of a baby girl on the southbound side of the New Jersey Turnpike.

The expecting mother was being driven by her husband to her doctor for a check-up when her water surprisingly broke, which was prior to her due date. The couple called 911 and stopped at milepost 106.5 where they waited for responding troopers and first aid.

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Troopers Kazan, Ciecwisz, and Kilmurray arrived at 2:43 p.m. Just two minutes later, at 2:45 p.m., they successfully helped mom deliver a baby girl. As they provided first aid to both, Trooper I Robert Ravotto, a certified EMT, arrived to assist. Trooper Ravotto immediately tied the umbilical cord, wrapped the baby in a blanket, and cleared her airway. The troopers continued to provide first aid to both until the first aid squad arrived, which was delayed due to traffic conditions.

Mom and baby were transported to University Medical Center in Newark where they were last reported as doing well. All of the assisting troopers were commended by University staff for their efforts, which helped prevent mom and baby from going into shock due to the cold and windy weather conditions.

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Injured deer slows traffic . . .

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Injured deer slows traffic . . .
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Ridgewood NJ, An injured deer slowed rush hour traffic on Grove Street in Ridgewood just before 8 AM on Monday, 08/18.  Ridgewood Police Department Patrol Officer Paul Dinice responded to the scene and attempted to restrain the deer until animal control personnel arrived, but the deer broke free and dashed back into a nearby wooded area.  Glen Rock Police Department Patrol Officer Murray Yang lent a hand.

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