New Jersey transportation officials have reversed the yields on two major traffic circles on roads that serve as a key corridor to Jersey Shore towns leading to some confusion from drivers unaware of the changes.
Vehicles traveling in Wall Township on Route 35 from both directions will now yield to vehicles already in the Atlantic Avenue Circle, according to a press release from the Department of Transportation. Up until Wednesday, Route 35 traffic had the right of way entering the circle while traffic from Atlantic Avenue had to yield.
Similar work was completed on the Manasquan Circle on Route 34 in the township earlier this week, the DOT said. That circle is the second intersection for drivers after exiting the Garden State Parkway headed to Point Pleasant Beach, Manasquan and other nearby Jersey Shore towns.
Video from News12 on Wednesday shows motorists on Route 34 speeding past the new yield signs, seemingly unaware of the new traffic pattern.
The DOT said the changes were made so all Wall Township traffic circles — there are three in total — will operate in similar ways and to “reduce confusion and improve safety” among drivers.
Directional arrows have also been painted onto the roadway to improve the flow of traffic, said DOT Spokesman Stephen Shapiro.
“New signs guide motorists toward the appropriate lanes to minimize the weaving or lane changing within the circle as much as possible,” the agency said in its news release.
Wall Township police have been monitoring the traffic at both circles, said Lt. Chad Clark.
In addition to increased signage, Clark said message boards advising of the traffic pattern change were posted at each entrance to the circle about a month ago.
“It does take a few days to get used to,” Clark said. “Now we’re education the public on how to navigate these circles.”
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