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REPORT: Deadliest Highway In New Jersey Runs Through Bergen County REPORT: Deadliest Highway In New Jersey Runs Through Bergen County
Report: Deadliest Highway In New Jersey Runs Through Bergen County The deadliest highway in New Jersey runs right through several municipalities in Bergen and Passaic counties. According to data from the New Jersey Department of Transportation and State Police, the Garden State Parkway is the deadliest in the state, with 32 fatalities occurring on the highway last year, NJ.com reports. Highway fatalities were up in 2016 from 2015, and experts say that's because there is more traffic, the article says. The New Jersey Turnpike is runner up to the GSP, with 21 fatalities in 2016, NJ.com reports. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL LIST.

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by Daily Voice
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Traffic Alert: 208 In Wyckoff Backs Up Traffic Alert: 208 In Wyckoff Backs Up
Traffic Alert: 208 In Wyckoff Backs Up WYCKOFF, N.J. – Traffic is piling up on Route 208 North in Wyckoff Thursday morning. The left lane of the roadway was closed as of 10 a.m., causing traffic to back up.

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by Lauren Kidd Ferguson
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Bergen County Looks To Implement Futuristic Transit System Bergen County Looks To Implement Futuristic Transit System
Bergen County Looks To Implement Futuristic Transit System HACKENSACK, N.J. — A new transit system that county officials are calling futuristic could alleviate traffic patterns in Bergen County, officials announced. The collaboration between county officials and NJ Transit resulted in completion of the Bergen County Bus Rapid Transit Implementation Study, which investigated the viability and best approach for introducing and providing rapid transit services in Bergen County. Bus Rapid Transit, more commonly referred to as BRT, is a transit mode that strives to combine the efficiency of trains with the flexibility of buses, by using a combination of…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Major Detours Ahead In Glen Rock Major Detours Ahead In Glen Rock
Major Detours Ahead In Glen Rock GLEN ROCK, N.J. — Several detours will be in place during the second and third weeks of the month for milling and paving in Glen Rock, police said. There will also be "no parking" signs on the street. Any vehicle  left within the work zone will be towed, police warned. Any vehicle that needs to be used by drivers that day must be out of the driveway by 7:30 a.m. The following roads will be milled on Thursday Sept. 14, and Friday Sept. 15, and paved the following Monday and Tuesday. Glen Boulevard Cornelia Place Mortlock Place  William Place Serafin Place Valley Road Sterling Pla…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Major Detours Ahead In Wayne For Rumble Strip Installation Major Detours Ahead In Wayne For Rumble Strip Installation
Major Detours Ahead In Wayne For Rumble Strip Installation PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. — Several Passaic County streets will be closed beginning Sept. 6, as rumble strip installation begins. The project will move rapidly and alternating traffic patterns will be established.  This is a two-phase project with each phase lasting one week, the second week starting two weeks after completion of the first.  Rain delays can be expected. See schedule below: West Milford Oak Ridge Road & Union Valley Road – 9/6 Lakeside Ave, Marshall Hill Rd & Macopin Rd – 9/7 Hamburg Tpk & Echo Lake Rd – 9/8 Greenwood Lake Tpk – 9/8  9/11 Bloomingdale Macopin R…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Off The Rails: Bergen Assemblyman Has NJ Transit Workers' Backs Off The Rails: Bergen Assemblyman Has NJ Transit Workers' Backs
Off The Rails: Bergen Assemblyman Has NJ Transit Workers' Backs ENGLEWOOD, N.J. — One after the other, current and former NJ Transit employees shared stories  of discrimination with lawmakers at a Friday hearing in Trenton. Assemblyman Gordon Johnson (D- Bergen) of Englewood says there is systemic disorder among the NJ Transit leadership. "NJ Transit’s handling of general operations repeatedly has been a subject of inquiry over the last few years, but what we’ve learned today is just disturbing," said Gordon, who has an office in Teaneck.  Johnson represents the 37th district, covering Alpine, Bogota, Cresskill, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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1 Hospitalized After 4 Car Crash On Route 208 1 Hospitalized After 4 Car Crash On Route 208
1 Hospitalized After 4 Car Crash On Route 208 GLEN ROCK, N.J. — One person was transported to The Valley Hospital with non life-threatening injuries after a four-car pileup on Route 208 Thursday. All four four vehicles sustained damage that required removal from the scene by flatbed tow trucks.  The incident occurred just after 4:15 p.m. and the scene was clear by 6 p.m.

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by Cecilia Levine
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5-Car Crash Closes Route 17 In Ramsey 5-Car Crash Closes Route 17 In Ramsey
5-Car Crash Closes Route 17 In Ramsey RAMSEY, N.J. — A five-car motor vehicle crash closed Route 17 southbound in Ramsey as of 12:50 p.m. Multiple injuries were reported.  Witnesses said a truck hit a car in the left shoulder, sending it airborne into a 360.

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by Cecilia Levine
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VIDEO: Fully Engulfed Vehicle Fire Delays Traffic On Route 80 Westbound VIDEO: Fully Engulfed Vehicle Fire Delays Traffic On Route 80 Westbound
Video: Fully Engulfed Vehicle Fire Delays Traffic On Route 80 Westbound Expect delays if you'll be traveling on Route 80 on the Fourth of July, as a fully-engulfed car fire closed the right lanes of the highway in Rockaway. The incident occurred east of Exit 35 (Mount Hope Avenue). Drivers can expect 15 to 20 minute delays.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Summer From Hell: Amtrak CEO Stepping Down Summer From Hell: Amtrak CEO Stepping Down
Summer From Hell: Amtrak CEO Stepping Down Amtrak's CEO Wick Moorman will be stepping down and replaced by former CEO of Delta and Northwest airlines Richard Anderson, multiple sources report. Both members of the public and politicians have been blasting Amtrak for a series of delays and disruptions at Penn Station leading up to a massive push for repairs. Service in and out of Penn Station is expected to decrease by 25 percent from July 10 to Sept. 1, thus affecting 600,000 commuters on Amtrak, NJ Transit and the LIRR. Click here for more from CBS. WANT MORE NEWS? FOLLOW DAILY VOICE ON FACBEOOK OR SUBSCRIBE TO EMAILS ON YOUR TOWN…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Holiday Weekend Traffic Hell Begins In Bergen County Holiday Weekend Traffic Hell Begins In Bergen County
Holiday Weekend Traffic Hell Begins In Bergen County BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – Looking to beat the Memorial Day traffic? Curbed NY says head out now. Traffic software company INRIX expects travel times to popular destinations, like the Jersey Shore, to double this year, Curbed said.  INRIX expects peak rush hour out of the New York Metro Area to come between 3 and 4 p.m., so you still have a chance to escape.  You still might get used to that back bumper in front of you. Chances are you'll be staring at it for a little while.  Click here to read the Curbed article. 

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by Joe Jenkins
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Toppled Car Carrier Spills Junked Heaps Onto I-95 In Fort Lee Toppled Car Carrier Spills Junked Heaps Onto I-95 In Fort Lee
Toppled Car Carrier Spills Junked Heaps Onto I-95 In Fort Lee FORT LEE, N.J. -- A car carrier filled with already-junked vehicles tipped in the express lanes of NYC-bound I-95 in Fort Lee, creating a traffic headache as the Wednesday evening rush was about to begin. State Police said the driver sustained minor injuries. There was no immediate word on how long the cleanup would take.

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by Jerry DeMarco