NJDOT road diet

Asbury Park

Asbury Park Main Street Revitalization Picks Up Speed

Road Diet Construction begins next week and runs through Spring 2020

By Michelle Gladden


The New Jersey Department of Transportation [NJDOT] funded Main Street Road Diet will bring over $19 million in needed improvements to the corridor between Allenhurst and Ocean Grove, city officials announced Thursday. “The goal of the road diet is to decrease travel time through the Main Street corridor and create a safer, more efficient traffic […]

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Mar 15, 2018
Asbury Park

The Main Street Road Diet Is Off

State owned Rte. 71 will remain two lanes in each direction

By Michelle Gladden


After two years of urging the state’s Department of Transportation [DOT] not to implement a Main Street slimming measure, city officials announced Monday night that the proposed road diet is off. The traffic-calming measure is said to reduce congestion and make roadways safer for pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. In the case of the state-owned Main […]

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Oct 27, 2015