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The one I drive on the most is route 22, where is it? Should be #1 worst highway not only in NJ but in America.
Since I'm from PA I haven't driven on quite a few of these roads, by the way.
Combined with poor engineering and design, maintenance and horrible, horrible sinage, the traffic is a work around to those problems.
Poor urban planning that drives people out of cities into the 'suburbs', where most don't want to be, causes such a mess.
Mysteriously, the entrance ramp to 287S off Hamilton blvd, causes all the traffic to back up to almost river road in late afternoon. Everyday! When the traffic flow opens up a couple of miles down from the entrance, no reason for the stalled line of traffic can be seen!
Rt 31, formerly rt 69, is solid traffic going north late in the afternoon, traffic heading south at the same time is very light.
Wish the, '1hour from NYC wannabes', that see NJ only as a bedroom, would consider moving out of state to reduce traffic.
The interstates were designed for high speed and quick deployment of military forces long distances. Every time a new exit and entrance ramp is added, puddles of excessive development leak from the mainstream to enhance traffic problems. An E&E every few miles defeats the purpose of the interstates and turns them into urban escape routes.
Redevelopment of major cities is large part of the solution to reducing traffic..
Roads are the problem, guns are the problem, not enough money is the problem..... that attitude guarantees a solution will never be achieved.
NJ uses a 'how to book' published in 1902, that lists a whole range of problems and corresponding solutions. Unfortunately the instructions require the same 'solution', money, be applied over and over again despite consistent failure to solve the problem. An asterisk at the bottom of the page notes....the problem won't be solved but at least you'll feel good trying and the money lost will validate your sincerity. After all who would throw good money after bad?
Route 22 east on I-287 is bad, but it's actually quite pleasant going west so it averages out in my book.
I thought about the Turnpike. The reason it isn't on either list for me is because while it is poorly planned out, the road surface conditions are quite good.
Rt. 206 south of Bordentown isn't that bad. The only real problem there is the traffic circle at Rt. 70 during evening rush hours and summer weekends. Does it still count?
I've found Rt 22 to have been awful all over. Sure it's less congested out west, but it still has some headscratching merges and median U-turns. And every other morning it seems like there's an accident out by Clinton. 206 has great scenery, but annoying habit of going down to one lane randomly, which leads to a lot of congestion in Somerset and Morris counties.
Rt. 17 is IMO the worst. A limited-access road with few traffic lights shouldn't also have strip malls and developments throughout. Also at least one of the Rt. 38, Rt. 70, Rt. 73 cluster in Camden County should be among the worst. Horrible traffic, not much in the way of scenery.
Agreed with 39, 31, 202, and 94 being among the best. I've never really had an issue with 195 either. And I'll defend the Turnpike. I like that it only has a few exits, is generally pretty wide, and gives you the option of segregating yourself from trucks. Granted, I only really ever drive it from Exit 9 and below.
I can't stand Route 46. Way too much variation in speed with people merging in and out from shopping centers. A close second worst would be Route 1, particularly from Woodbridge through Edison.
A close second worst would be Route 1, particularly from Woodbridge through Edison.
Another close second would be Route 18, from its intersection with Route 1 to Tice's Lane. Admittedly, this is only a stretch of a couple of miles, but it is one of the worst stretches of road in NJ when it comes to congestion.
What about 24? It's basically designed to have horrible backups on both the west and east ends.
Luckily, living in Summit, I can only experience the last 300 feet of the backup before it merges with I-78.
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