Route 42 reopens in Camden County, New Jersey, after hours-long shutdown
New Jersey Route 42 has reopened after an hours-long closure caused by police activity on the freeway.
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New Jersey Route 42 has reopened after an hours-long closure caused by police activity on the freeway.
Route 42 at the I-295 overpass is jammed because of police activity. Three lanes are blocked on the southbound side from 295 to Route 55. Northbound is closed from Creek Road to I-295.
Drivers are being directed to get off at Exit 26. The ramp reopens at 5 a.m. Friday.
Before November 2023 there was no direct connection from I-295 north to Route 42 south or from 42N to I-295S.
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It happened around 9:00 a.m. this morning in Gloucester Township. The car went into a wooded area.
State police say the trooper and two others suffered minor injuries.
The vehicle was traveling northbound on Route 42 in Gloucester Township at 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
New Jersey State Police say at least two people are dead.
New Jersey State Police say crews responded around 11:30 a.m. to Route 42 near the off ramp of the Atlantic City Expressway for reports of a vehicle fire.
Authorities say the victim was driving southbound on Route 42 when an unknown vehicle pulled alongside his car and fired several rounds into the vehicle.
Washington Township police say 15-year-old Gavyn Connolly was pronounced dead at Cooper University Hospital in Camden just after 3 p.m. Monday.
Police say one person has been taken to the hospital following a multi-vehicle crash in Gloucester County.
The crash reportedly happened at 2:15 p.m. on Route 42 North in Deptford Township.
It's still very much a construction site at the Gloucester Premium Outlets off of Route 42 in Gloucester Township.
A quarter million cars a day use the interchange linking I-295 with the 42 freeway and I-76, which leads to the Walt Whitman Bridge in South Jersey. Drivers have coped with two years of reconstruction, and face six more.
New Jersey State Police say a man was killed in an accident Saturday night in Gloucester Township, Camden County.
Officials say the closures begin at 8 p.m. with a single lane, then at 10 p.m. two lanes will be closed and by 11 p.m. all lanes will be shut down. They will reopen each day at 5 a.m.
Two people were taken to Cooper University Hospital, where there is no information on their conditions.
A new ramp is set to make life easier for the thousands of commuters who face the I-295-Route 42 merge on a daily basis.
Drivers should expect delays from 9 p.m. Friday through about 5 a.m. Saturday.
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