Priority pavement rehabilitation work will require the full closure of Route 18 northbound in Tinton Falls this Friday night between Wyckoff Road/Hope Road and the Garden State Parkway, NJ Department Of Transportation officials announced.
Route 18 northbound is scheduled to be closed to motorists around milepost 14 on Friday night, September 20, from 9 p.m. to around 8 a.m. the following morning, weather depending. Route 18 northbound carries two travel lanes, with an auxiliary lane, in this location.
Most motorists will be detoured to Exit 13A (Wayside) onto Wyckoff Road south to Hope Road, follow Hope Road north underneath Route 18 to the ramp back onto Route 18 northbound. Those destined for Exit 13B (for Route 36/Eatontown/Long Branch) will be able to access that ramp, but the road will be closed beyond that point to all traffic.
Variable message signs will be utilized to provide advance notification of the closure and associated detour route.
The precise timing of the work is subject to change due to weather or other factors. Motorists are encouraged to check NJDOT’s traffic information website www.511nj.org for construction updates and real-time travel information.
Eatontown Memorial Student is 10,000th Child to Benefit from Free Vision Screening by New Jersey’s Eatontown Lions Club The Eatontown Lions Club began its sixth year of vision screening with a bang on Thursday, September 14, 2023. As a result of partnering with the Eatontown and Ocean Township School Districts the Lions club provided the 10,000th free vision screening. On Thursday in recognition as the 10,000th screening recipient, Ashton Vassor, an eighth-grade student at Eatontown’s Memorial School, was given a citation and gift card from the Lions Club. Ashton has been screened annually by the Lions since second grade. Also given a Lions Club Certificate was Memorial School Nurse Lucy Craig, one of the first Eatontown School District nurses to collaborate with the Lions when vision screening began in 2017. She was Ashton’s school nurse at Meadowbrook School when his vision was first screened. Working in conjunction with school nurses, vision screenings are done annually by the Eatontown Lions in September and October for students in Pre-K through 8th grade. “We really appreciate your help as well as the support of the Lions. Your work and partnership with us make a difference. The vision screening process as well as the resources the Lions provide to our students if a vision problem is discovered help our students to be in a better position to learn and succeed. Thank you.” said Scott T. McCue, Superintendent Eatontown Public Schools More than 12 million school-age children in the United States have some form of vision problem. Many vision problems run the risk of becoming permanent if not corrected by the time the eye reaches full maturity. Vision also plays an important role in education. According to educational experts, 80 percent of learning is visual. “Early screening leads to early detection, which helps ensure that children get the follow-up care they need,” said Club President Linda Butler. “We want to make sure that cor