New Jersey
Gloucester County residents express concern over proposed Rt. 322 bypass near Rowan University
GLASSBORO, New Jersey (WPVI) — As local and county officials look to move forward with plans for a proposed Route 322 bypass in Glassboro, New Jersey, residents in the borough are expressing concerns.
The project was initiated by Gloucester County “to address operational and safety concerns along Route 322, Route 47, and High Street in the vicinity of Rowan University,” authorities say.
County representatives told Action News they are particularly concerned about traffic issues and pedestrian accidents at Rowan University along Rt. 322.
“Kids being hit by cars, traffic accidents — because of a lot of the pedestrian traffic,” said Barry Beckett, an engineer for Gloucester County.
According to the county, there have been 15 pedestrian and bicycle crashes reported along Rt. 322 over the past three years.
Beckett said the county wants to reroute the bypass, which runs through Rowan’s campus.
He said the county’s solution is a two-part plan. The first piece, he said, is to create a truck bypass that will get traffic off 322.
“The other piece that goes through downtown Glassboro will be mostly car traffic,” Beckett said.
He said that the second piece would involve creating a parallel road between Girard Road and the rail corridor that would continue along High Street to Route 47/Delsea Drive.
This road would divert drivers off 322 and take them to downtown Glassboro.
Beckett said the project will keep traffic from going through Rowan University to create a walking district through the middle of campus.
“I think it’s great they want to make it safer for the students of Rowan, but they gotta think about the residents,” said Lynda Gallashaw of Glassboro.
On Wednesday night, hundreds of residents filled the gym at Glassboro High School for what they thought was a meeting about the project.
There was no traditional meeting, however, which led to some heated moments as frustrated residents pressed Glassboro Mayor John Wallace to answer their questions.
Wallace told the crowd there was a misunderstanding about what was meant to take place at the high school.
Inside the gym, project renderings were set up on easels for people to view, while county representatives were available to answer questions.
“The county brought all of the visual documentation about the bypass to try to dispel any misconceptions,” the mayor told Action News.
“We will set up another meeting with the county in a format that people will be comfortable with,” he added.
According to the county’s proposal, constructing this project would impact 34 properties, including nine entire property acquisitions.
However, Beckett said county officials haven’t determined if they will have to use eminent domain to acquire any properties in the path of the project.
Laurie and Kirt Holland told Action News they fear their home could be in the project’s path.
“They are saying they won’t need to take our house, and that there is enough room to run Girard and 322 between our sidewalk and the railroad track,” Laurie Holland said. “They are saying at the moment it wouldn’t impact, but who knows.”
“It seems like there’s better options that may be able to fulfill what ultimately needs to happen without impacting homeowners and neighborhoods,” Kirt Holland added.
Most of the people in the crowd Wednesday expressed concerns about the construction, and ultimate bypass, cutting through their neighborhoods.
“You have to really consider everybody. We’ve given them alternatives. It’s their turn to give us some alternatives,” said Denise Norton, of Glassboro.
Norton told Action News she has studied other traffic diversion plans at universities throughout the country, and she believes there are other options.
As for a price tag for the project, Beckett wasn’t able to provide Action News with exact numbers. He estimated it could cost tens of millions of dollars, much of which, he said, would come from the state.
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Rain will continue through tonight across New Jersey before a cold front passes through Sunday morning, followed by wind gusts up to 35 mph and the chance of isolated snow showers.
The heaviest rain tonight is expected along the southern portions of the state where 1 and 1.5 inches rainfall totals are possible, according to the National Weather Service.
Most other areas of New Jersey should receive around 1 inch of rain, with the northwest portions of the state picking up 0.5 to 0.75 inches.
Once the rain ends between 6 and 9 a.m. Sunday, conditions should remain cloudy and foggy until a cold front passes through late Sunday morning into early Sunday afternoon.
Temperatures will drop into the upper 30s to low 40s Sunday morning as cold air moves in behind the first cold front.
A secondary cold front will cross New Jersey late Sunday afternoon accompanied by a period of rain and snow showers.
The isolated snow showers are possible mainly from 7 to 11 p.m., the weather service said. Snow accumulations are not expected in New Jersey.
Winds of 15 to 20 mph on Sunday afternoon are expected to increase to 25 to 35 mph by sunset.
Monday’s forecast calls for mainly clear skies with temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s and winds gradually diminishing.
Tuesday will be milder with above-normal temperatures and mainly clear to partly cloudy skies, with a slight chance of some rain showers possible.
Wednesday’s temperatures will remain above normal with partly cloudy skies and a slight chance of rain showers as a cold front approaches from the west.
A potential coastal storm could impact New Jersey with snow on Thursday and Friday, though significant uncertainty remains regarding the exact track and timing of the system, the weather service said.
Some forecast models suggest a significant winter storm while others indicate the system will remain offshore.
A colder air mass is forecast to move into New Jersey by late next week and into the following weekend.
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Officers in Gloucester County, New Jersey, got a big surprise on Friday morning.
A representative from Dunkin’ gave them free tickets to this weekend’s Eagles playoff game as a huge thank you for their courageous actions last weekend.
It was a tense scene in Woolwich Township when officers used ropes and went into a frozen body of water to save a child who had fallen through the ice.
“As soon as he started screaming that he couldn’t feel his hands, I just went out there and tried to go get him,” Sgt. Joseph Rieger said. “Immediately thought of my own son and what I would have done with my own son- just go out and get him as soon as I could.”
The boy was screaming and was not able to grab onto the rope that the officers had thrown to him.
“I try to get him the rescue rope but he can’t hold it because his hands aren’t working. So I go to grab him out of the awter and we both go into the water. So I was able to stand up and throw him on top of the ice and start breaking my way back,” Rieger explained.
The team was able to get the 13-year-old out of the frozen water with no one getting hurt.
Then, Dunkin’ showed up to the police department for Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and praised their actions by giving them tickets to Sunday’s Eagles playoff game against the 49ers.
“This is my job. It was what I signed up to do so getting this kind of attention, I’m not used to it. I’m very appreciative and very excited,” Rieger said.
The officers said that if there’s anything to take away from this story, it’s to stay off of the ice.
Thankfully, the boy they saved is doing just fine and stopped by the police department earlier this week to thank them.
“It was awesome. It was nice to see that he was safe. He learned his lesson. He was very appreciative,” Rieger said.
EWING TWP., N.J. (WPVI) — Police are searching for a suspect who fatally stabbed a man in Mercer County, New Jersey.
It happened around 5:20 p.m. Thursday on the unit block of New Hillcrest Avenue in Ewing Township.
When police arrived, they found a 40-year-old man lying in the street with several stab wounds to the torso.
He was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, where he later died.
The victim has been identified as Jimmy Chase from Philadelphia.
So far, no arrests have been made.
Anyone who has any information on this case is asked to call Mercer County detectives at 609-989-6406.
You can also submit an anonymous tip online at MercerCountyProsecutor.com.
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