There's good news for drivers who head through the Keyport area in Monmouth County as repairs to the Broadway Avenue bridge have taken the next step forward.
State officials are advising drivers to use caution and patience during Friday's afternoon and evening commute as snow continues to fall in much of New Jersey. No state of emergency has been issued but residents are asked to keep "unnecessary" travel to a minimum.
State Department of Transportation spokesman Steve Shapiro urges all drivers to stay off the roads in an interview with Jim Gearhart this morning.
Steve Schapiro called in to Jim's show to recommend that NJ commuters stay off the roads today if at all possible...
As winter ice puts lives at risk on New Jersey roads, Townsquare Media has learned that a 1920 federal maritime law stranded a shipment of road salt at a Maine seaport while urgent requests for a waiver were denied by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.